I am runnin Leap 15.6 and have 6.4.0-150600.23.7-default #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC kernel and zypper update wants to ‘downgrade’ the kernel and I don’t know why I am on PREEMPT:
The following 5 NEW packages are going to be installed:
kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.21.3 x86_64 Main Repository SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
kernel-default-devel 6.4.0-150600.21.3 x86_64 Main Repository SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
kernel-default-extra 6.4.0-150600.21.3 x86_64 Main Repository SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
kernel-default-optional 6.4.0-150600.21.3 x86_64 Main Repository SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
libx265-209 3.6-150600.1.pm.1 x86_64 Packman Repository http://packman.links2linux.de
The following 4 packages are going to be REMOVED:
kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.21.2 x86_64 SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
kernel-default-devel 6.4.0-150600.21.2 x86_64 SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
kernel-default-extra 6.4.0-150600.21.2 x86_64 SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
kernel-default-optional 6.4.0-150600.21.2 x86_64 SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
The following package requires a system reboot:
kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.21.3 x86_64 Main Repository SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
is it safe to let zypper downgrade from *23.7 to *21.3 kernel?
@simorgh yes, that’s a fallout from the respin, .2 is being removed in favor of .3 and zypper config is running version minus 1. It should reboot to the 23.7, if not you can select at grub and fix up via YaST Bootloader. PREEMPT_DYNAMIC is the default.
And? How exactly installing yet another kernel-default package affects it? You are aware that you usually have multiple kernel packages at the same time, are not you?
Answer:
There was a Kernel key mishap – the original Kernel released for Leap 15.6 was built against an expired, outdated key …
Therefore, and update was needed to deliver the correct current key and, remove the expired, outdated key …
And then, a few days later, the current Leap 15.6 Kernel was redelivered with a patch and, the correct, current, key …
> LANG=C date
Tue Jul 2 15:51:26 CEST 2024
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> uname -r
6.4.0-150600.23.7-default
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