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

[Paul Smith]

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Paul Smith <phhs80 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?

Let me add that I have just upgraded from F14 to F16.

Paul