Installing package kernel-3.2.6-3.fc16.x86_64 needs 9MB on the /boot filesystem

[Paul Smith]

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Michael Schwendt <mschwendt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Transaction Check Error:
>>   installing package kernel-3.2.6-3.fc16.x86_64 needs 9MB on the /boot
>> filesystem
>>
>> Error Summary
>> -------------
>> Disk Requirements:
>>   At least 9MB more space needed on the /boot filesystem.
>>
>> [root at localhost paulus]# df /boot
>> Filesystem     1K-blocks   Used Available Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/sda1         198337 167619     20478  90% /boot
>> #
>>
>> -------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> rpm -q kernel
> then  rpm -e  an old kernel you don't need anymore.
>
> In /etc/yum.conf reduce the installonly_limit= value to 2.

Thanks, Michael, but no progress:

# rpm -q kernel
kernel-3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64
#

Moreover:

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum/$basearch/$releasever
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
installonly_limit=2

Any further ideas?

Paul