On one system, I installed 12.3 RC2, and then used “zypper dup” to go to 12.3 final.
It looks as if the older kernel (from RC2) is still there). I cannot find any installed package that claims it as a file.
Is there a command (other than “rm”) to clean out old kernels? Or do I just use “rm”.
If I use “rm” it looks as if what needs to be removed is confined to “/boot”, “/lib/modules” and “/lib/firmware”.
Alternatively, I could presumably just leave the old kernels there, as doing no harm.
On 3/27/2013 3:16 PM, nrickert wrote:
>
> On one system, I installed 12.3 RC2, and then used “zypper dup” to go to
> 12.3 final.
>
> It looks as if the older kernel (from RC2) is still there). I cannot
> find any installed package that claims it as a file.
>
> Is there a command (other than “rm”) to clean out old kernels? Or do I
> just use “rm”.
>
> If I use “rm” it looks as if what needs to be removed is confined to
> “/boot”, “/lib/modules” and “/lib/firmware”.
>
> Alternatively, I could presumably just leave the old kernels there, as
> doing no harm.
>
>
nrickert;
As long as you’re not short on disk space, IMHO, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
–
P.V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you” Red Green
On 03/27/2013 03:16 PM, nrickert wrote:
>
> On one system, I installed 12.3 RC2, and then used “zypper dup” to go to
> 12.3 final.
>
> It looks as if the older kernel (from RC2) is still there). I cannot
> find any installed package that claims it as a file.
>
> Is there a command (other than “rm”) to clean out old kernels? Or do I
> just use “rm”.
That is what I use, but mine were never put there by zypper.
> If I use “rm” it looks as if what needs to be removed is confined to
> “/boot”, “/lib/modules” and “/lib/firmware”.
Only /boot and /lib/modules. The files in /lib/firmware do not belong to a
particular kernel, but are for the devices.
> Alternatively, I could presumably just leave the old kernels there, as
> doing no harm.
Other than taking up space, they add to the complexity of the grub2 menu. For
me, the space can be a concern. When bisecting a kernel regression, I might get
20-30 kernels in /boot and fill up my 20 GB space for /.
There’s a directory there: /lib/firmware/3.7.9-1.1-desktop
which seems to belong to that kernel. I checked the filelist for the installed 3.7.10 kernel to give me a hint on where to look for kernel associated files.
Yes, quite right. And they cause the unnecessary rebuild of the 3.7.9 “initrd” whenever an update triggers an “initrd” rebuild.
Thanks for the reply.
On 03/27/2013 04:06 PM, nrickert wrote:
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> lwfinger;2541828 Wrote:
>> Only /boot and /lib/modules. The files in /lib/firmware do not belong to
>> a
>> particular kernel, but are for the devices.
>
> There’s a directory there: /lib/firmware/3.7.9-1.1-desktop
> which seems to belong to that kernel. I checked the filelist for the
> installed 3.7.10 kernel to give me a hint on where to look for kernel
> associated files.
I forgot about those. They certainly can be deleted. The firmware search path
includes /lib/firmware and /lib/firmware/uname -r. I am not sure of the order.
Thanks. The feedback is appreciated.
On 2013-03-28 01:36, nrickert wrote:
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> Thanks. The feedback is appreciated.
Run
rpm -qa | grep -i kernel
to verify what kernels the rpm database know as installed. Or you can run:
rpm -qf /boot/kernelindoubt
and it will tell you directly if it comes from some installed kernel
rpm, or if it is an orphan.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)
Thank you. Yes, it showed the 3.7.9 kernel there.
I had previously searched for “kernel” in Yast software manager, and it showed 3.7.10. However, after seeing that “rpm” output, I clicked the “versions” button in software manager, and it showed both 3.7.9 and 3.7.10.
I deleted 3.7.9 from there (from the version list).
The output while it was running said things like “kernel-desktop removed”. But a check afterwards showed that only the 3.7.9 version had been removed.
On 2013-03-28 04:16, nrickert wrote:
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> robin_listas;2541916 Wrote:
>> to verify what kernels the rpm database know as installed.
>>
> Thank you. Yes, it showed the 3.7.9 kernel there.
>
> I had previously searched for “kernel” in Yast software manager, and it
> showed 3.7.10. However, after seeing that “rpm” output, I clicked the
> “versions” button in software manager, and it showed both 3.7.9 and
> 3.7.10.
Ah 
> I deleted 3.7.9 from there (from the version list).
>
> The output while it was running said things like “kernel-desktop
> removed”. But a check afterwards showed that only the 3.7.9 version had
> been removed.
Good
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)