>>to not purge the two most recent kernel packages, and especially not >>the kernel you are currently running on. > If memory serves, should one try to do that, warnings are issued. > Not quite HAL in "2001, A Space Odyssey", but near enough. :-)
Also, purging the current kernel is not nearly as dangerous as it sounds: in many (most) cases, the system will keep working just as well as before (IIUC even hibernation will keep working since you can now resume using a different initrd&kernel than the one you're resuming to). The main downside is usually that you won't be able to access devices that require different drivers than the ones already loaded. Stefan