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vkpurge — List or remove old kernel versions left behind by `xbps`. The `version` arguments support shell glob

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Problem

How to use the vkpurge command: List or remove old kernel versions left behind by xbps. The version arguments support shell globs. More information: <https://man.voidlinux.org/vkpurge.8>.

Solution

vkpurge — List or remove old kernel versions left behind by xbps. The version arguments support shell globs. More information: <https://man.voidlinux.org/vkpurge.8>.

List all removable kernel versions (or those matching version if the argument is specified):

vkpurge list {{version}}

Remove all unused kernels:

vkpurge rm all

Remove kernel versions matching version:

vkpurge rm {{version}}

Code Snippets

List all removable kernel versions (or those matching `version` if the argument is specified)

vkpurge list {{version}}

Remove all unused kernels

vkpurge rm all

Remove kernel versions matching `version`

vkpurge rm {{version}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/vkpurge

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