reassign 268899 kernel-package thanks On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Michael Piefel wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-i386 > Severity: minor > > Everytime I install a kernel, I get the very confusing (long text!) > message that something possibly dangerous is going on because, say, > /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-386 "still exists" (already exists is a far better > description, actually). > > "I can't tell the difference." the message tells me. I beg to differ. > All that's there is the "build" link that the kernel-headers package > (from the same source!) installed. This should be fairly easy to spot. > > Rephrased as a wishlist bug: Please try to make the detection a little > smarter to avoid some of the warnings in more common cases. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 3.1 > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Kernel: Linux 2.6.6-1-k7 > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 well there some messages from kernel-packages may be rephrased after sarge, therefor reassigning this bug. what it tells you infact is that you are overwriting your old kernel modules with the newer ones. -- maks kernel janitor http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/
