Comments on: Improved Kernel Package Retention in 12.1 https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/ Blogs and Ramblings of the openSUSE Members Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 By: Freigeist https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5886 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:01:39 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5886 Hello Michal,

the script is working fine, removing older kernels as intended, except for two packages:

The kernel-source-# and the kernel-devel-# packages are left on the disk and
still have to be removed manually.

]]> By: Zygnoliog https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5786 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:19:34 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5786 Sorry, but all this is extremely late in coming. On a Suse 11.something I installed sometime on somebody’s machine, I finally just disabled updates altogether. Why?

The update process rendered the system effectively unbootable if the user logged out / shut down just after the update of the kernel modules — but before the update of the kernel proper. Thus, no modules during next boot.

Believe it or not, this happened twice. And that was the end of me using or recommending Suse.

]]> By: Michal Marek https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5704 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:07:32 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5704 That looks like a genuine bug. I’ll fix it.

]]> By: Bruno Friedmann https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5703 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:52:20 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5703 Due to some hardware trouble, I’ve been requested to add kernel:HEAD

Now I get this output
/sbin/purge-kernels
/sbin/purge-kernels: Running kernel 3.0.0-rc7-3-x86_64/desktop not installed.
NOT removing any packages for flavor x86_64/desktop.
/sbin/purge-kernels: Nothing to do.

for those installed
zypper se -si kernel
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…

S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
–+——————————–+———+————-+——–+——————–
i | devel_kernel | pattern | 12.1-8.1 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | devel_kernel | pattern | 12.1-8.1 | i586 | factory-oss
i | kernel-default-devel | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-default-devel | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kernel-desktop | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-desktop | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kernel-desktop-base | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-desktop-base | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kernel-desktop-base-debuginfo | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-desktop-debuginfo | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-desktop-devel | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-desktop-devel | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kernel-desktop-devel-debuginfo | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-devel | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | noarch | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-devel | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | noarch | factory-oss
i | kernel-firmware | package | 2.6.38-2.2 | noarch | factory-oss
i | kernel-source | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | noarch | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-source | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | noarch | factory-oss
i | kernel-syms | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-syms | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kernel-xen-devel | package | 3.0.rc7-3.1 | x86_64 | factory-kernel-head
i | kernel-xen-devel | package | 3.0.rc6-2.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kerneloops | package | 0.12-45.1 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kerneloops-applet | package | 0.12-45.1 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | kerneloops-applet-debuginfo | package | 0.12-45.1 | x86_64 | factory-debug
i | kerneloops-debuginfo | package | 0.12-45.1 | x86_64 | factory-debug
i | nfs-kernel-server | package | 1.2.3-26.2 | x86_64 | factory-oss
i | patterns-openSUSE-devel_kernel | package | 12.1-8.1 | x86_64 | factory-oss

Is the message running -destkop not installed is expected ?
Seems confusing for me at least

]]> By: Michal Marek https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5701 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:48:02 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5701 Right, “latest-1” not available is not unexpected. I’ll change the script to only complain if “latest”, “oldest” or “running” cannot be matched to a kernel package. Thanks for testing.

]]> By: Bruno Friedmann https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5697 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:59:37 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5697 Hi Michal, you should tell us, that in fact if we want to stop that functionnality for any (bad?) reasons we can simply as
ckconfig purge-kernels off

That’s really cool!
From what I’ve seen the first time I reboot with it installed it takes 10 secondes and throw a message that it didn’t know about lastest-1 (normal as not installed, but that what I’ve configured)

]]> By: Bruno Friedmann https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5688 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:04:28 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5688 Installed today, we will see if during the -rc7 process that will be handle smoothly.

I’ve just a doubt, when we have several flavors installed (like for testing factory : a -desktop & normal ).

]]> By: T Guruswamy https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5685 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:12:52 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5685 This is an awesome feature, great job everyone 🙂

]]> By: Maico https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5683 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:49:27 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5683 Good job!

It will make my life more simple.

]]> By: W. MacKenzie https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/07/14/improved-kernel-package-retention-in-12-1/#comment-5682 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:06:21 +0000 http://lizards.opensuse.org/?p=7635#comment-5682 but, but, but…it’s so fun rebooting off the rescue CD and re-creating a working kernel from scratch….;)

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