eclean-kernel Command Examples

Remove old kernels in Gentoo. More information: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Removal#Using_eclean-kernel.

• List all kernel files:

sudo eclean-kernel {{[-l|--list-kernels]}}

• Remove all kernels except for the two newest ones:

sudo eclean-kernel {{[-n|--num]}} 2

• Remove all kernels except for the two newest ones and ask before removal:

sudo eclean-kernel {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-n|--num]}} 2