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Created: 07.11.2009 11:36 Last Modified: 15.04.2016 08:22 Views: 11172
Keywords: Kernel, Linux, rpm, uname

How to Find Information about a Kernel and to Delete It on Fedora Core

How to Find Linux Kernel Version

To find information about current running Linux kernel execute the command uname. The most important options are:
  • uname -a Print all information about the Linux OS.
  • uname -o Print the name of the OS.
  • uname -r Print Kernel release information.
  • uname -v Print the version of the Kernel.

Example

[leon@localhost ~]$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.30.9-96.fc11.i586 #1 SMP Tue Nov 3 23:33:04 EST 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linu

How to Find All Installed Kernel Versions

Use the command rpm combined with grep to retrieve information about all Linux kernels installed on Fedora Core.

Example

[leon@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-2.6.30.5-43.fc11.i586
kernel-2.6.30.9-96.fc11.i586
kernel-2.6.30.8-64.fc11.i586
kernel-headers-2.6.30.9-96.fc11.i586
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.30.5-43.fc11.i686
kerneloops-0.12-5.fc11.i586
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.30.9-96.fc11.i686
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.30.8-64.fc11.i686
kernel-firmware-2.6.30.9-96.fc11.noarch

How to Delete a Kernel

To delete an existing Linux kernel log as root user and execute rpm with the erase option.

Example

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -e kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.30.8-64.fc11.i686

Manual

rpm
grep
uname

See Also

Unix Programming Resources


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