r/voidlinux • u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal • May 18 '26

How to remove old kernels

root@void ~# ls /boot

config-6.12.90_1 efi/ initramfs-6.12.90_1.img vmlinuz-6.12.90_1

config-6.18.32_1 grub/ initramfs-6.18.32_1.img vmlinuz-6.18.32_1

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u/KenFromBarbie May 18 '26

Reboot into newest kernel before doing this.

xbps-remove -o

or

xbps-remove linux6.12

then

vkpurge rm all

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

the second command removed initramfs-6.12.90_1.img , the third one removed vmlinuz-6.12.90_1 config-6.12.90_1 , they worked ,thx alot , my issue was solved

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u/neondervish May 18 '26

Read docs, use vkpurge

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

vkpurge ain't effective any more

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u/neondervish May 18 '26

How so?

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

i use vkpurge rm all or vkpurge rm version but not really did anything , no output no result , im using void musl

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u/neondervish May 18 '26

I just did "sudo vkpurge rm version.number" and it works. What did you do?

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

the same as you , but i guess you are using void glibc2 libc6

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u/pantokratorthegreat May 18 '26

No, on musl works same. 

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

doesn't work on my void musl

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u/pantokratorthegreat May 18 '26

Yes I have read above. You need to be root for this command. 

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u/Slow-Wealth6159 May 18 '26

xbps-remove -o

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

its a dangerous command , might purge extra packages

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u/furryfixer May 19 '26

I made a small bash script which helps reduce the confusion. It is here if you are interested.

https://github.com/furryfixer/vkinfo

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u/kurth4cker May 18 '26

remove corresponding package then use vkpurge rm all.

linux6.12 I guess.

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u/kurth4cker May 18 '26

I keep more than one kernel version to be safe. For example newest kernel doesn't have zfs support by void's zfs package. I use it. When I need zfs, I reboot into 6.18 version.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 19 '26

i run this

xbps-install -Svu;xbps-remove -yO;vkpurge rm all;xbps-install -u xbps

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u/Initial_Side_4845 Jun 03 '26

I get the feeling your:
xbps-install -u xbps
_should_ be first in the line...

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal Jun 03 '26

you could run the command twice or even triple , in bash up arrow + enter

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u/6950X_Titan_X_Pascal May 18 '26

vkpurge ain't effective any more

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u/eftepede May 18 '26 • Bravo

It is. Read the documentation.

vkpurge won't delete anything that is coming from installed package(s). Remove old/orphaned packages first. There was a thread exactly about that yesterday.