Why 3 kernels?

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#1

hi,

both yast and zypper tried to install the following on this PC
with todays update (manually blocked)
kernel-default 221MB
kernel-pv 223MB
kernel-pv-devel 51MB

not sure why as the selected kernel installed is
kernel-desktop 221MB

is it necessary to have 3 kernels installed for the
nominal installation?

or is this just an anomally with this install?

cheers

Kernel: 4.0.4-3-desktop x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: KDE 5
Distro: openSUSE 20150606 (x86_64) Tumbleweed

ps. install completed normally as usual.

#2

Normally, it shouldn’t be necessary. I haven’t made this latest update yet as I tend to work from ML archive - which can give a useful delay. :wink:

Looks like it won’t happen here anyway - see this part zypper dup proposal:

        Computing upgrade... 

The following NEW package is going to be installed:
  kernel-desktop  4.0.4-3.1 


The following 92 packages are going to be upgraded:
  frameworkintegration-plugin          5.10.0-1.1 -> 5.10.0-1.2           
  java-1_8_0-openjdk                   1.8.0.45-4.1 -> 1.8.0.45-5.1       
  java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless          1.8.0.45-4.1 -> 1.8.0.45-5.1       
  kwin5                                5.3.1-1.1 -> 5.3.1-1.2             
  libKF5Style5                         5.10.0-1.1 -> 5.10.0-1.2           
  libQt5CLucene5                       5.4.1-1.1 -> 5.4.2-1.1             
  libQt5Concurrent5                    5.4.1-4.1 -> 5.4.2-1.1             
  libQt5Core5                          5.4.1-4.1 -> 5.4.2-1.1
<-----snipped----->

<-----snipped----->
  x11                20150603-1.1 -> 20150603-1.2 
  x11_opt            20150603-1.1 -> 20150603-1.2 
  yast2_basis        20150603-1.1 -> 20150603-1.2 


The following product is going to be upgraded:
  openSUSE Tumbleweed  20150605-0 -> 20150606-0 


92 packages to upgrade, 1 new. 
Overall download size: 127.5 MiB. Already cached: 0 B  After the operation,  
additional 220.9 MiB will be used.

I suspect the cause lies somewhere on your system.

#3

Hi consused,

correct, I’d forgotten that some development packets were already installed

with only the desktop kernel installed the update only pulls in that update and
nothing else

thx for the feedback

cheers

#4

Hi, glad you found them. Thought it would be something like that, especially with kernel-default involved.

My update went smoothly, but for the first time after reboot I had no sound in headphones, built-in speakers were ok. Not sure what fixed it after Yast sound tested, and KMix closed/reopened. Probably the latter as KMix was listed for upgrade.