Re: installing kernel-debs
Joerg Johannes wrote: Hello list I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ... How can I safely remove the old ones (whose files were overwritten by the newer ones) ? I could make a 2.4.5 kernel and remove all the 2.4.3.deb's, but will this work? won't dpkg complain about files that are not there but should be there? joerg OK, Thanks to everyone. COLUMS=200 dpkg | grep kernel-image helped me so that could apt-get remove all the old kernel packages. joerg -- Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd backwards, you will hear the voice of Satan? That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install Windows 2000.
Re: installing kernel-debs
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 01:37:09PM +0200, Joerg Johannes wrote: I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ... This is broken dpkg behaviour. You can work around it by typing: COLUMS=200 dpkg -l foobar How can I safely remove the old ones (whose files were overwritten by the newer ones) ? No files should be overwritten, or else there is a bug in kernel-package. I could make a 2.4.5 kernel and remove all the 2.4.3.deb's, but will this work? won't dpkg complain about files that are not there but should be there? Unless you know how to play with flavours, you will not have multiple instances of the same kernel version installed on your system. What files do you mean that dpkg should complain about? Every kernel-image package has its own files, that must not be overwritten by any other packages. If you try to install a kernel-image of a kernel version that already has a kernel-image installed, then dpkg will treat the new install as an upgrade and cleanly replace all files. Cheers, Joost
installing kernel-debs
Hello list I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ... How can I safely remove the old ones (whose files were overwritten by the newer ones) ? I could make a 2.4.5 kernel and remove all the 2.4.3.deb's, but will this work? won't dpkg complain about files that are not there but should be there? joerg -- Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd backwards, you will hear the voice of Satan? That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install Windows 2000.
Re: installing kernel-debs
On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Joerg Johannes wrote: Hello list I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ... How can I safely remove the old ones (whose files were overwritten by the newer ones) ? I could make a 2.4.5 kernel and remove all the 2.4.3.deb's, but will this work? won't dpkg complain about files that are not there but should be there? Perhaps this is evil, but it might workt: # dpkg --get-selections installeddebs edit the file and remove all old kernel-images # echo installeddebs | dpkg --set-selections Greetz, Sebastiaan
Re: installing kernel-debs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version 'COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l' (at least on unstable). That's part of the package *name*, though, not the version. You can just purge the old ones. The files won't have been overwritten, or at least if they were you would have been warned about it at the time and can go ahead and purge things now. dselect will let you see the full names and will let you purge them easily (hit '_'). -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing kernel-debs
Joerg, By a coincidence, I had opened a bug yesterday on this very topic. Here is the link which also contains the maintainer response. Regards, Jor-el On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Joerg Johannes wrote: Hello list I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ... How can I safely remove the old ones (whose files were overwritten by the newer ones) ? I could make a 2.4.5 kernel and remove all the 2.4.3.deb's, but will this work? won't dpkg complain about files that are not there but should be there? joerg -- Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd backwards, you will hear the voice of Satan? That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install Windows 2000. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing kernel-debs
Joerg, Of course, it would be good if I had included the link too, wouldnt it? http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=105964repeatmerged=yes Regards, Jor-el On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Jor-el wrote: Joerg, By a coincidence, I had opened a bug yesterday on this very topic. Here is the link which also contains the maintainer response. Regards, Jor-el On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Joerg Johannes wrote: Hello list I have, in the last few weeks, compiled a lot of kernels (with make-kpkg) Well, I have installed these kernel-image-blah.deb's, but without removing the old ones. dpkg -l shows ii kernel-image-2. # -- dpk -l does not show more of the package version ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ii kernel-image-2. ... How can I safely remove the old ones (whose files were overwritten by the newer ones) ? I could make a 2.4.5 kernel and remove all the 2.4.3.deb's, but will this work? won't dpkg complain about files that are not there but should be there? joerg -- Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd backwards, you will hear the voice of Satan? That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install Windows 2000. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
