Ubuntu上删除boot分区中的无用kernel image

一直使用VPS，今天心血来潮，想升级一下VPS上的ubuntu和kernel版本，但在升级过程中，碰到一个环境：VPS的boot分区太小，剩余空间不足，造成kernel upgrade时失败了。
The upgrade has aborted. The upgrade needs a total of 207 M free
space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 69.2 M of
disk space on '/boot'. You can remove old kernels using 'sudo apt
autoremove' and you could also set COMPRESS=xz in
/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf to reduce the size of your
initramfs.
按照上面提示，尝试把压缩选项从lz4改成了xz，但空间仍旧不够。仔细检查了下boot分区内的文件，发现以前老旧的kernel image占用了很大空间，遂尝试了下面的下令进行了删除，删除之后就可以正常升级kernel了。

• 查察当前kernel版本，当前版本为5.15
  

1. root@valuable-idea-1:~# <strong>uname -</strong><strong>a</strong>
2. Linux valuable-idea-1.localdomain <strong>5.15.0-138-generic</strong> #148-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 14 19:05:48 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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• 删除无用kernel版本5.4
  

1. root@valuable-idea-1:~# <strong>apt remove linux-image-5</strong><strong>.</strong>
2. linux-image-5.15.0-138-generic  linux-image-5.4.0-214-generic
3. root@valuable-idea-1:~# <strong>apt remove linux-image-5.4.0-214-</strong><strong>generic</strong>
4. Reading package lists... Done
5. Building dependency tree... Done
6. Reading state information... Done
7. The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
8.   accountsservice alsa-topology-conf alsa-ucm-conf at bsdmainutils crda cryptsetup-run
9.   dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service gcc-10-base glib-networking glib-networking-common
10.   glib-networking-services gsettings-desktop-schemas language-selector-common libaccountsservice0
11.   libasn1-8-heimdal libasound2 libasound2-data libboost-program-options1.71.0 libcanberra0 libcbor0.6
12.   libdconf1 libdns-export1109 libevent-2.1-7 libffi7 libfl2 libfuse2 libgssapi3-heimdal libhavege1
13.   libhcrypto4-heimdal libheimbase1-heimdal libheimntlm0-heimdal libhogweed5 libhx509-5-heimdal libicu66
14.   libjson-c4 libkrb5-26-heimdal libldap-2.4-2 libltdl7 libmpdec2 libnettle7 libntfs-3g883 libogg0
15.   libperl5.30 libproxy1v5 libpython3.8 libpython3.8-minimal libpython3.8-stdlib libreadline5
16.   libroken18-heimdal libsoup2.4-1 libsoup2.4-common libtdb1 liburcu6 libvorbis0a libvorbisfile3 libwebp6
17.   libwind0-heimdal ltrace lz4 ncal perl-modules-5.30 popularity-contest python3-entrypoints python3-future
18.   python3-mock python3-pbr python3-requests-unixsocket python3-simplejson python3.8 python3.8-minimal
19.   session-migration sound-theme-freedesktop
20. Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
21. The following packages will be REMOVED:
22.   linux-image-5.4.0-214-generic linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-214-generic
23. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
24. After this operation, 215 MB disk space will be freed.
25. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
26. (Reading database ... 116717 files and directories currently installed.)
27. Removing linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-214-generic (5.4.0-214.234) ...
28. Removing linux-image-5.4.0-214-generic (5.4.0-214.234) ...
29. I: /boot/vmlinuz.old is now a symlink to vmlinuz-5.15.0-138-generic
30. I: /boot/initrd.img.old is now a symlink to initrd.img-5.15.0-138-generic
31. /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools:
32. update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-214-generic
33. /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub:
34. Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
35. Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
36. Generating grub configuration file ...
37. Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-138-generic
38. Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-138-generic
39. Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
40. Systems on them will not be added to the GRUB boot configuration.
41. Check GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER documentation entry.
42. done

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• 按照提示，把相干无用的packages也一并删除
  

1. root@valuable-idea-1:~# <strong>apt autoremove --</strong><strong>purge</strong>
2. Reading package lists... Done
3. Building dependency tree... Done
4. Reading state information... Done
5. The following packages will be REMOVED:
6.   accountsservice* alsa-topology-conf* alsa-ucm-conf* at* bsdmainutils* crda* cryptsetup-run*
7.   dconf-gsettings-backend* dconf-service* gcc-10-base* glib-networking* glib-networking-common*
8.   glib-networking-services* gsettings-desktop-schemas* language-selector-common* libaccountsservice0*
9.   libasn1-8-heimdal* libasound2* libasound2-data* libboost-program-options1.71.0* libcanberra0* libcbor0.6*
10.   libdconf1* libdns-export1109* libevent-2.1-7* libffi7* libfl2* libfuse2* libgssapi3-heimdal* libhavege1*
11.   libhcrypto4-heimdal* libheimbase1-heimdal* libheimntlm0-heimdal* libhogweed5* libhx509-5-heimdal*
12.   libicu66* libjson-c4* libkrb5-26-heimdal* libldap-2.4-2* libltdl7* libmpdec2* libnettle7* libntfs-3g883*
13.   libogg0* libperl5.30* libproxy1v5* libpython3.8* libpython3.8-minimal* libpython3.8-stdlib* libreadline5*
14.   libroken18-heimdal* libsoup2.4-1* libsoup2.4-common* libssl1.1* libtdb1* liburcu6* libvorbis0a*
15.   libvorbisfile3* libwebp6* libwind0-heimdal* linux-headers-5.4.0-214* linux-headers-5.4.0-214-generic*
16.   linux-modules-5.4.0-214-generic* ltrace* lz4* ncal* perl-modules-5.30* popularity-contest*
17.   python3-entrypoints* python3-future* python3-mock* python3-pbr* python3-requests-unixsocket*
18.   python3-simplejson* python3.8* python3.8-minimal* session-migration* sound-theme-freedesktop*
19. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 78 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
20. After this operation, 298 MB disk space will be freed.
21. <strong>Do you want to continue</strong><strong>? [Y/</strong><strong>n] Y</strong>
22. (Reading database ... 111359 files and directories currently installed.)
23. Removing language-selector-common (0.219.1) ...
24. Removing accountsservice (22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5) ...
25. Removing alsa-topology-conf (1.2.5.1-2) ...
26. Removing alsa-ucm-conf (1.2.6.3-1ubuntu1.12) ...
27. Removing at (3.2.5-1ubuntu1) ...
28. Removing bsdmainutils (12.1.7+nmu3ubuntu2) ...
29. Removing crda (3.18-1build1) ...
30. Removing cryptsetup-run (2:2.4.3-1ubuntu1.3) ...
31. Removing libsoup2.4-1:amd64 (2.74.2-3ubuntu0.2) ...
32. Removing glib-networking:amd64 (2.72.0-1) ...
33. Removing gsettings-desktop-schemas (42.0-1ubuntu1) ...
34. Removing dconf-gsettings-backend:amd64 (0.40.0-3) ...
35. Removing dconf-service (0.40.0-3) ...
36. Removing gcc-10-base:amd64 (10.5.0-1ubuntu1~22.04) ...
37. Removing glib-networking-services (2.72.0-1) ...
38. Removing glib-networking-common (2.72.0-1) ...
39. Removing libaccountsservice0:amd64 (22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5) ...
40. Removing libldap-2.4-2:amd64 (2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.10) ...
41. Removing libgssapi3-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
42. Removing libheimntlm0-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
43. Removing libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
44. Removing libhx509-5-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
45. Removing libcanberra0:amd64 (0.30-10ubuntu1.22.04.1) ...
46. Removing libasound2:amd64 (1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1) ...
47. Removing libasound2-data (1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1) ...
48. Removing libboost-program-options1.71.0:amd64 (1.71.0-6ubuntu6) ...
49. Removing libcbor0.6:amd64 (0.6.0-0ubuntu1) ...
50. Removing libdconf1:amd64 (0.40.0-3) ...
51. Removing libdns-export1109 (1:9.11.16+dfsg-3~ubuntu1) ...
52. Removing libevent-2.1-7:amd64 (2.1.12-stable-1build3) ...
53. Removing python3.8 (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
54. Removing libpython3.8:amd64 (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
55. Removing libpython3.8-stdlib:amd64 (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
56. Removing libffi7:amd64 (3.3-5ubuntu1) ...
57. Removing libfl2:amd64 (2.6.4-8build2) ...
58. Removing libfuse2:amd64 (2.9.9-5ubuntu3) ...
59. Removing libhavege1:amd64 (1.9.1-6ubuntu1) ...
60. Removing libhcrypto4-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
61. Removing libheimbase1-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
62. Removing libhogweed5:amd64 (3.5.1+really3.5.1-2ubuntu0.2) ...
63. Removing libicu66:amd64 (66.1-2ubuntu2.1) ...
64. Removing libjson-c4:amd64 (0.13.1+dfsg-7ubuntu0.3) ...
65. Removing libltdl7:amd64 (2.4.6-15build2) ...
66. Removing libmpdec2:amd64 (2.4.2-3) ...
67. Removing libnettle7:amd64 (3.5.1+really3.5.1-2ubuntu0.2) ...
68. Removing libntfs-3g883 (1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.3) ...
69. Removing libvorbisfile3:amd64 (1.3.7-1build2) ...
70. Removing libvorbis0a:amd64 (1.3.7-1build2) ...
71. Removing libogg0:amd64 (1.3.5-0ubuntu3) ...
72. Removing libperl5.30:amd64 (5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5) ...
73. Removing libproxy1v5:amd64 (0.4.17-2) ...
74. Removing python3.8-minimal (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
75. Unlinking and removing bytecode for runtime python3.8
76. Removing libpython3.8-minimal:amd64 (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
77. Removing libreadline5:amd64 (5.2+dfsg-3build3) ...
78. Removing libwind0-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
79. Removing libsoup2.4-common (2.74.2-3ubuntu0.2) ...
80. Removing linux-headers-5.4.0-214-generic (5.4.0-214.234) ...
81. Removing libssl1.1:amd64 (1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24) ...
82. Removing libtdb1:amd64 (1.4.5-2build1) ...
83. Removing liburcu6:amd64 (0.11.1-2) ...
84. Removing libwebp6:amd64 (0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.3) ...
85. Removing linux-headers-5.4.0-214 (5.4.0-214.234) ...
86. Removing linux-modules-5.4.0-214-generic (5.4.0-214.234) ...
87. Removing ltrace (0.7.3-6.1ubuntu6.22.04.1) ...
88. Removing lz4 (1.9.3-2build2) ...
89. Removing ncal (12.1.7+nmu3ubuntu2) ...
90. Removing perl-modules-5.30 (5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5) ...
91. Removing popularity-contest (1.71ubuntu3) ...
92. Removing python3-entrypoints (0.4-1) ...
93. Removing python3-future (0.18.2-5ubuntu0.1) ...
94. Removing python3-mock (4.0.3-3) ...
95. Removing python3-pbr (5.8.0-0ubuntu1) ...
96. update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/python3-pbr (part of link group pbr) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
97. update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/pbr is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
98. Removing python3-requests-unixsocket (0.2.0-2) ...
99. Removing python3-simplejson (3.17.6-1build1) ...
100. Removing session-migration (0.3.6) ...
101. Removing sound-theme-freedesktop (0.8-2ubuntu1) ...
102. Removing libasn1-8-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
103. Removing libroken18-heimdal:amd64 (7.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1) ...
104. Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.9) ...
105. Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
106. Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.20-2ubuntu4.1) ...
107. Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
108. Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4) ...
109. No schema files found: removed existing output file.
110. (Reading database ... 76078 files and directories currently installed.)
111. Purging configuration files for session-migration (0.3.6) ...
112. Purging configuration files for libpython3.8-minimal:amd64 (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
113. Purging configuration files for at (3.2.5-1ubuntu1) ...
114. Purging configuration files for python3-pbr (5.8.0-0ubuntu1) ...
115. Purging configuration files for libssl1.1:amd64 (1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24) ...
116. Purging configuration files for popularity-contest (1.71ubuntu3) ...
117. Purging configuration files for linux-modules-5.4.0-214-generic (5.4.0-214.234) ...
118. dpkg: warning: while removing linux-modules-5.4.0-214-generic, directory '/lib/modules/5.4.0-214-generic' not empty so not removed
119. Purging configuration files for ltrace (0.7.3-6.1ubuntu6.22.04.1) ...
120. Purging configuration files for bsdmainutils (12.1.7+nmu3ubuntu2) ...
121. Purging configuration files for python3.8-minimal (3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18) ...
122. Purging configuration files for language-selector-common (0.219.1) ...
123. Purging configuration files for crda (3.18-1build1) ...
124. Purging configuration files for accountsservice (22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5) ...
125. Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.20-2ubuntu4.1) ...

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• 更新下GRUB设置，之前apt remove时已经更新过，这步其实可以省略
  

1. root@valuable-idea-1:~# <strong>update-</strong><strong>grub</strong>
2. Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
3. Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
4. Generating grub configuration file ...
5. Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-138-generic
6. Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-138-generic
7. Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
8. Systems on them will not be added to the GRUB boot configuration.
9. Check GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER documentation entry.
10. done

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