Paul Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:56:13 +0100, knoppix wrote: > > Kernels work differently than other debian packages. Each kernel revision > is a *different* package. So, do: > > apt-get update > apt-cache search kernel-image > apt-get install kernel-image-whatever
Or even, 'aptitude', then within that, 'l kernel-image', pick one, '+', 'g', 'g'. > Also, old kernels are never removed. To see what kernels you have > hanging around, ls /boot > > To remove an old kernel (it won't silently remove your current kernel): > > dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-whatever Whoa, you passed a --force option to dpkg. You probably never ever want to do that. 'dpkg --purge kernel-image-2.4.18' should work fine (kernel packages generally aren't tagged essential). Or you can use '-' in aptitude to remove kernel image packages, just like anything else. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
