* Kernel 4.9 Remove?
@ 2017-01-12 2:03 Gardo
2017-07-04 1:48 ` tactica
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From: Gardo @ 2017-01-12 2:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: voidlinux
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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?
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* Re: Kernel 4.9 Remove?
2017-01-12 2:03 Kernel 4.9 Remove? Gardo
@ 2017-07-04 1:48 ` tactica
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From: tactica @ 2017-07-04 1:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: voidlinux
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El jueves, 12 de enero de 2017, 3:03:33 (UTC+1), Gardo escribió:
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> How to remove the 4.9 kernel gently?
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You're using the wrong tool for the job. Use vkpurge instead.
man vkpurge
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