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How to remove old kernel files?

How best to remove all files and directories associated with a kernel that is no longer needed? Is there a single command that can be issued as root to accomplish this?

Currently, after installing several kernels, I may choose to remove one or more of the older kernels. The procedure I follow is: (1) Go to /boot and (2) Delete the kernel related files. For example, If I no longer want kernel 2.4.22-30 for Mandrake 9.2, I remove the following files:

config-2.4.22-30mdk
initrd-2.4.22-30mdk.img
kernel.h-2.4.22-30mdk
System.map-2.4.22-30mdk
vmlinuz-2.4.22-30mdk

This seems simple enough, but I noticed that there are other files "hanging around" that perhaps could be deleted as well.

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