Hi everyone. I have a little old laptop, and last kernel upgrade (4.9) didn't work for it. Sooo... Booted up with old kernel (4.8). # vkpurge rm 4.9.2_1 # xbps-remove -Oo Name Action Version New version Download size linux4.8 remove 4.8.17_1 - - Size freed on disk: 55MB Free space on disk: 3380MB Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Aborting! I don't wanna remove it. i'm using it! # uname -a Linux void 4.8.17_1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jan 9 08:32:27 UTC 2017 i686 GNU/Linux I wanna keep it! (maybe forever) # xbps-pkgdb -m hold linux4.8 I want to remove th 4.9 kernel, so.... # xbps-remove linux-4.9_1 linux-4.9_1 (remove) breaks installed pkg `base-system-0.112_2' Transaction aborted due to unresolved dependencies. Ok. I'm starting to feel a little violent.... # xbps-remove -RF linux-4.9_1 Name Action Version New version Download size linux remove 4.9_1 - - linux-firmware-network remove 20161206_1 - - linux-firmware-nvidia remove 20161206_1 - - linux-firmware-intel remove 20161206_1 - - linux-firmware-amd remove 20161206_1 - - linux4.9 remove 4.9.2_1 - - dracut remove 044_4 - - cpio remove 2.12_1 - - Size freed on disk: 182MB Free space on disk: 3380MB Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Aborting! Woooow Wooow, that's so much violence! How to remove the 4.9 kernel gently?