Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 23. 10. 2009 12:49:12 je Johannes Wiedersich napisal(a): >> Why don't you just give it a try and follow up with any questions or >> problems you face? > > Because I'm not yet familiar enough with Debian (or GNU/Linux, for that > matter) to know where to look for leftovers once the kernel is > uninstalled; I'm able to track down the location of Grub's menu.lst and > of the kernel modules, but that's about it.
Debian packages are generally designed to remove all files that were installed when the package is removed. There is a difference between 'aptitude remove package' and 'aptitude purge package', though. The first removes all files of the package, except configuration files, the second removes all files of the package including configuration files. The kernel is somewhat special in that the installation also touches the configuration belonging to grub, ie. /boot/grub/menu.lst Normally, removing of the kernel package with aptitude will automagically update that file for you (unless you have changed your configuration from the default values). As far as files are concerned that belong to the kernel, but were created by you (or a script you ran), I don't know. I guess it would be your responsibility to take care of files that you have created, though ;-( > I'm just trying to get some > input from more experienced users before 'giving it a try'; eventually, > I *will* do that, and follow with any questions or problems I may face. IMHE Debian's package system is rather robust and it is usually a severe fault of the user, if something goes horribly wrong (like ignoring all warnings and still continuing) PLUS that likelihood is rather small. I was just trying to point that out. NB: You should have some good backups of your system, so in the unlikely case that something goes wrong you could easily restore your system to the previous state (or investigate the difference to the previous state). -- Johannes Three nations have not officially adopted the International System of Units as their primary or sole system of measurement: Burma, Liberia, and the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_units -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
