[PLUG] Mint 18.0 Cinnamon 64-bit: Message 'Boot is Full'

[Bruce Kilpatrick]

On 11/14/2016 04:47 AM, Vedanta Teacher wrote:
> I have to work the day of the clinic but I will bring it in
> after work. In thinking about it the system probably
>  has several kernel images due to upgrades.
> Modifying a kernel or boot is above my skills but I'll
> see what I can do.
>
> Blessings,
> Paul W.
>
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Jim Karlock <jjkarlock at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> At 04:39 PM 11/13/2016, Vedanta Teacher wrote:
>>> Everyone,
>>>
>>>    I'm running a relatively new HP Pavilion desktop with:
>>> Mint 18.0 Cinnamon 64-bit
>>> Version 3.0.7
>>> Linux Kernel 4.4.0-47-generic
>>> AMD A8 CPU
>>> RAM 14.6
>>> HD 945.9GB
>>>
>>> Yesterday it threw a message at my of: Boot is Full
>>>
>>> I've used the default installation settings for Boot & Grub.
>>>
>>> **
>>> I did a quick search on Chromium and some people recommended:
>>>
>>> apt-get -f install
>>> apt-get clean
>>> dpkg
>>>
>>> I searched the Mint site and some recommendations were:
>>>
>>> Using the Synaptic Package Manager to remove old kernel
>>> images (but I'd need to know which ones...)
>>>
>>> **
>>> Question:
>>>
>>> I must be having a senior moment... Is there a quick easy way
>>> to remove the unneeded items or, just make the Boot partition larger?
>>> I'm no super user but I can run some simple command lines.
>>>
>>> There are some files on this machine that I'd like to save.
>>
>> Don't forget that you can remove the hard drive and read it on
>> another computer with a USB adapter.
>>
>> Thanks
>> JK
>>
>>
>>> If I totally bonk things I do have a laptop running 17.3 that
>>> I can use.
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Paul W.
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Doesn't "sudo apt-get autoremove"  remove all but the latest couple of 
kernels?

I use this after most dist-upgrades and have only two images in /boot 
(along with the other necessary files).


Bruce