Multi-boot selection page overcrowded

[MASONTX]

I have 3 distro's on my computer, Ubuntu being the main one. When I boot up I have a screen to select which version to use, but as time and updates went on, it has become overly crowded, listing all versions. It looks like:

linux kernal 2.6.35-27 generic
linux kernal 2.6.35-27 generic recovery
linux kernal 2.6.35-25 generic
linux kernal 2.6.35-25 generic recovery
linux kernal 2.6.35-24 generic
linux kernal 2.6.35-24 generic recovery
etc, plus the same for the other distro's

How do I clean this up, or can I? I would like to have just the current kernal for each distro and it's recovery. Thanks for the help.

[oz]

If the kernel you want to use is working properly, you can remove all the extra kernel versions using Synaptic, or apt.

[MASONTX]

So sudo aptitude remove linux kernal 2.6.35.25, etc for each file? Thanks. I wasn't sure if they could be removed safely or not, or if they needed to be commented out somewhere.

[devils casper]

Use Synaptic Package Manager to remove other versions. Type linux-image in Search Box and mark for un-install all linux-image packages except 2.6.35-27. It's latest version in your machine. Execute uname -a command to make sure that you are using latest version only.

[MASONTX]

Thanks all.

[MASONTX]

Worked like a charm on my main install, Ubuntu 10.04, but on my Lubuntu and Ubuntu netbook, it said it was removing them, but they still show up in the list. (I went into synaptic from booted into each version). Don't know if the problem is that I did a restart and not a shutdown or not. I have to go to work in a few minutes, so will mess with it later. Thanks again for the help.

[MASONTX]

I've tried the different advice, and while I cleaned up the main Ubuntu install, the Lubuntu on sd6 and ubuntu netbook on sd8, stubbornly remain uncleared. I went int synaptic from inside each install, and marked the old 2.6.35-22 etc for removal, hit apply, and it showed to be removed, but it is still in the grub list when I reboot. At least with the ubuntu cleaned up, all the options are on one page without scrolling.

[oz]

it showed to be removed, but it is still in the grub list when I reboot.

You can edit the appropriate grub configuration file as needed to remove any unwanted entries in the boot menu.

[MASONTX]

Thanks, I'll try that next time i get home to work on that computer.

[devils casper]

Execute sudo update-grub command and check if it detects more than one kernel.