Ahh, thanks -- I'm not the OP, but I think I'm learning something, and I want to confirm at least one point -- see below.
On Thursday, May 28, 2020 09:34:18 PM The Wanderer wrote: > What does the following command output? > > $ dpkg -l "*4.9.0*" | grep ii First I had to figure out (google) to find what the leading ii means, iiuc, the first i means the file (kernel image in this case) should be installed (based on something), and the second i indicates that it is installed. Two questions: 1. On my Wheezy system, I have 3 kernal images marked ii. Clearly, only one kernel is used on any particular boot, so (as someone else mentioned in a later post), the only purpose of the two older kernels is as backup? 1.a. (Ok, I can't count) And maybe they are marked as need to be installed (the first i) because they are in grub as alternate boot possibilities? 2. As mentioned, I have 3 linux-image files, but only one linux-header file (for the latest image (in Wheezy). Presumably, I've done something wrong somewhere along the line, possibly by manually deleting the linux-header files for the two older images? 2.a. (I said I can't count) And, presumably, to get my system closer to a correct configuration, I should consider finding and removing the package for the oldest kernel? I guess I'm not very concerned about having a backup kernel (knock on wood) -- I've been using this kernel for quite a while without problems.
