Alexander Dalloz wrote:
When you get a new kernel, do not remove the next most recent kernel if it proved stable. Always keep a known-stable kernel around as a backup you can use. A new kernelAm Do, den 18.11.2004 schrieb Mark Bradford um 23:08:
I'm a linux newbie and currently have three kernels installed in FC2. The issue is that the oldest I installed with rpm, the next with apt and the most current, 2.6.9 using up2date. I tried to remove the oldest with rpm -e... but it won't uninstall because rpm thinks there is no other kernel present on the system. How do I backtrack and clean up my mess?
Mark
On the base line all kernels are installed by rpm (speaking about not self installs from sources, but using apt-rpm or up2date).
Run "uname -r" to see which kernel is actually running. Maybe the kernel you tried to remove is running and not the latest. "rpm -qa | grep kernel | sort" will print you out all rpm installed kernels (along with kernel-utils package - don't erase those). Then uninstalling an old kernel, currently not used ist possible with "rpm -e kernel-VERSIONNUMBER".
Alexander
might panic and die. With a backup kernel you can just select it from the Grub menu and you are in good shape.
Bob Cochran Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
