Editing GRUB problem

Here https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/ you will find more about grub

Please don't modify GRUB by hands simply try to remove unused installed kernels

To get the installed kernels on your pc please open a terminal and type:

dpkg -l | grep -i linux-image | grep -i ii

Copy and paste result here...

Ok, i did what you ask. this is the result it give me.

ethan@ethan-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i linux-image | grep -i ii
ii linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.41 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.24 on x86
ii linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.42 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.24 on x86
ii linux-image-generic 2.6.24.21.23 Generic Linux kernel image
ethan@ethan-desktop:~$

o ya. i only got 1 linux OS, not 2

Hi,
a) so called 'old' kernel images can be removed safely within Synaptic by clicking on the status button (left side corner)
## new kernel updates don't remove the old automatically, because if the new one doesn't work well you have an alternative to boot with.

b) in the menu.lst is an option #howmany, should be at least 2 for safety reasons.

section
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

Parameter
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto

Umm... can you clearify what are you saying?

Ok, where what my Grub menu look like:

Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic
Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic <-----------------
Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode) <------------------
Ubuntu 8.04.1, memtest86+
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

i wanna get rid the one with the arrow, i dont have 2 linux OS on my computer

If your kernel is running fine you can remove old kernels... (they are not linux OS, they are kernels)

So open a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic
sudo apt-get autoremove

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then copy and paste here the result of this command:

dpkg -l | grep -i 2.6.24-19

Thank you

I got it. Thank you soo much marcobra.

Ok but please give me the result of:

dpkg -l | grep -i 2.6.24-19

I think you must remove some remaining kernel related packages..

Thank you

ok, here is my result you told me to do.

ethan@ethan-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep -i 2.6.24-19
ii linux-headers-2.6.24-19 2.6.24-19.41 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.41 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.24 on x
ethan@ethan-desktop:~$

ok please remove this packages...

sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-headers-2.6.24-19 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic
sudo apt-get autoremove

Hope this helps

ok, i did it. so here is the result. i hope i did it right.

ethan@ethan-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-headers-2.6.24-19 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-headers-2.6.24-19* linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 68.3MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 111155 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic ...
Removing linux-headers-2.6.24-19 ...
ethan@ethan-desktop:~$

ok was fine...

lol, i forgot the sudo apt-get autoremove. but it still work.

This is my actual booting scenario

Window 7
Ubuntu
Ubuntu

All working fine but how can i remove one of the Ubuntu option. Expertises please assist.

Tq