What is the proper method to remove old kernels from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system?

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Issue

  • How can I remove old kernel packages from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system?
  • Two kernel packages are appearing in my system, how to remove the older kernel package?
  • My /boot directory is getting full, how do I remove old kernels?
# df
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
                      14804452   7006156   7046272  50% /
/dev/sda1               101086    101086         0 100% /boot
none                    127332         0    127332   0% /dev/shm

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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