opensuse 12.3 install a new kernel and the old one is still there

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If you install the 3.8.2.x kernel in Yast normaly in 12.2 the old kernel was purged. in /boot in /boot/grub/menu.lst

In 12.2 you have to do that all by hand

How to change that ???

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Edit * /etc/zypp/zypp.conf*
and comment out the line
multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel)
by inserting a # at the beginning of the line.

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In /etc/zypp/zypp.conf the default for multiple versions of kernels is set as multiversion.kernels = latest,latest-1,running. Explained here it states:

Add and configure one or more latest-N parameters to the multiversion kernel line in /etc/zypp/zypp.conf. The example line below will always keep the last two previous kernel versions on your system:
multiversion.kernels = latest,latest-1,latest-2,running

So you might have to change the parameter there in order to alter which kernel versions are kept. Edit: Or disable multiversion altogether as above. Ninjad.

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12.2 and 12.3 use grub 2
Are you suggesting you used otherwise

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after upgrading to 12.3 it installed grub2 and grub
so i changed that to grub

Far more easy to maintain and alter the kernel paramaters

Grub2 has a long way to go and needs a speedup

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I added the repo which contains latest stable 3.8.x kernels:


zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/stable/standard Kernel:stable

and simply ran an update; all good with older 3.7.x automatically being added to grub2 boot menu.

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On 03/16/2013 07:56 AM, caf4926 pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> susegebr;2536080 Wrote:
>> If you install the 3.8.2.x kernel in Yast normaly in 12.2 the old
>> kernel was purged. in /boot in /boot/grub/menu.lst
>>
>>
>>
>> In 12.2 you have to do that all by hand
>>
>>
>> How to change that ???
> 12.2 and 12.3 use grub 2
> Are you suggesting you used otherwise
>
>

grub2 is not mandatory in 12.2

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LOL
I actually know that. But it is the default

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LOLI actually know that. But it is the default

Now lets say this the default in this release 12.3 for how long ??
not clear how to change that
and then systemd complete black box in messages you cant see what systemd services do

Found that WEBMIN the latest give you a compleet overview what systemd is how it is configerd and you can change the configuration
Have to test webmin a little more to see if it can tackle the kernel-upgrades

But thanks to all for thinking with me to tackle this