On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:42:44 -0500, David Z Maze wrote:
> 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.
Whoa - I originally got this information from Debian, so I just
double-checked:
The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
Chapter 9 - Debian and the kernel
9.5 Can I safely de-install an old kernel package, and if so, how?
Yes. The kernel-image-NNN.prerm script checks to see whether the kernel
you are currently running is the same as the kernel you are trying to
de-install. Therefore you can remove unwanted kernel image packages using
this command:
dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-NNN
(replace "NNN" with your kernel version and revision number, of course)
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....................paul
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