On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:11:30AM -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Fri February 15 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > 2.6.18-4-686 ?2.6.18-6-686???? ? 2.6.18-6-vserver-686 ? ? ?2.6.22-2-686 > > > 2.6.18-5-486 ?2.6.18-6-686-bigmem ?2.6.18-6-vserver-k7???????? ? ? > > > 2.6.22-3-686 2.6.18-5-686 ?2.6.18-6-amd64?? ? 2.6.18-6-xen-686 > > > 2.6.18-6-486 ?2.6.18-6-k7????? ? 2.6.18-6-xen-vserver-686 > > > > > > I am running Etc, with the 2.6.18-6-686 kernel. What is the correct way > > > to get rid of those, dpkg deinstall ? > > > > Use whatever package management tool you normally use. ?If you are > > running Etch then you will have installed non-etch kernels (e.g. > > 2.6.22-2-686, 2.6.22-3-686 which are not Etch). ?Ensure that you keep > > your current kernel and the last one that ran well. ?I suppose that if > > you are using Xen then you need a xen kernel. ?If you need vserver... > > etc. ? > > ok, now I remember. I had to add the linux-headers package: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-all-i386 > > to get the headers so I could install my NVIDIA driver into the current > kernel.
In Etch, with stock Etch kernels, you should just need the coresponding nvidia kernel package. I never have to install the headers. > This added all of those OTHER kernel packages and folder.. > when I try to remove the xen-vserver headers I get this: > > > # aptitude remove linux-headers-2.6.18-6-xen-vserver-686 > linux-image-2.6.18-6-xen-vserver-686 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Reading extended state information > Initializing package states... Done > Reading task descriptions... Done > Building tag database... Done > The following packages are BROKEN: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-all-i386 > The following packages have been kept back: > libquicktime0 > The following packages will be REMOVED: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-xen-vserver-686 > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 8040kB will be freed. > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-all-i386: Depends: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-xen-vserver-686 (= 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1) but it is > not installable > Resolving dependencies... > The following actions will resolve these dependencies: > > Remove the following packages: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-all-i386 > > Score is 119 > > Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] n > Resolving dependencies... > > *** No more solutions available *** > > The following actions will resolve these dependencies: > > Remove the following packages: > linux-headers-2.6.18-6-all-i386 > ----------------------------------------- Even if you needed the headers to compile a custom nvidia module, once its compiled you can remove the headers. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
