# Suse all kernels deleted by mistake 😓

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-all-kernels-deleted-by-mistake/40299>\
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**Created:** [March 19, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-all-kernels-deleted-by-mistake/40299 "2023-03-19T14:44:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Osuse242](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/osuse242/32/9967_2.png) [@Osuse242](https://forums.suse.com/u/Osuse242)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-all-kernels-deleted-by-mistake/40299/1 "2023-03-19T14:44:10Z")

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Dear community members,

I have a rather desperate situation and need your advice.

I have a laptop with Suse 15.4 installed. I have updated the system yesterday to the latest kernel version 5.14.21-150400.24.49.3 and when I tried to boot today the system failed to boot.

I used Grub menu option to boot the previous kernel version 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 to boot and it worked.

So I thought I would just remove the kernel that didn’t work and used the version that worked. I used the command line :

zypper rm kernel-default-5.14.21-150400.24.49.3.

Ran the command, removed the kernel but when I rebooted again all I have is the grub menu.

I don’t know why but that command it removed both kernels. Now I don’t have anything to boot.

Please see the photos:

> **[20230319\_170310.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19bePaOjc43tk25hwp3DdsD_tU2y7eJmJ/view?usp=drivesdk)**
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> Google Drive file.

> **[20230319\_153237.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19U4aZeNET9dESaJCcCbXhMi2TUvBEzNR/view?usp=drivesdk)**
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> Google Drive file.

I don’t know where to go from there. Is it possible to restore the system? Please, I need some advice.

Thank you,

Alex

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**Author:** ![eirikur\_ingibergsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/eirikur_ingibergsson/32/9925_2.png) [@eirikur\_ingibergsson](https://forums.suse.com/u/eirikur_ingibergsson)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-all-kernels-deleted-by-mistake/40299/2 "2023-03-23T13:07:03Z")

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Perhaps you can follow the steps suggested in this article, which seems similar to your situation : [Deleted kernel - Install/Boot/Login - openSUSE Forums](https://forums.opensuse.org/t/deleted-kernel/127251)

Further references :  
[https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000018770](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000018770)

Rgds, Eirikur.

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**Author:** ![Osuse242](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/osuse242/32/9967_2.png) [@Osuse242](https://forums.suse.com/u/Osuse242)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-all-kernels-deleted-by-mistake/40299/3 "2023-03-24T01:35:07Z")

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Thank you very much! I managed to boot in, copy data in my /home and reinstalled the system.

Lessons learned.

Alex