Why does kernel cannot be upgraded due to insufficient space in /boot ?
Issue
- Cannot upgrade or install new kernel with
yum update
- There is very little free space in /boot
- Error message says to run "yum-complete-transaction" to complete yum update after cleaning up space.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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