Hi Greg > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 11:08 PM > From: "Greg Wooledge" <g...@wooledge.org> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Need clarifications about how to deal with the installed > problematic kernel, linux-image-6.1.0-14-amd64 (6.1.64-1) > > > Note that purging 6.1.0-14 will also remove the linux-image-amd64 > metapackage, which has a hard dependency on it (at the moment).
What is/was the hard dependency? > Only if you reinstall the kernel metapackage as soon as you notice that > there's been another point release. > > This is not a criticism of Andrew's post. I'm just reminding everyone, > including myself, that we're going to have to remember to do this extra > step. As of writing this reply, there's a new point release, 12.4.0 What if I don't reinstall the kernel's metapackage as soon as there's a new point release? Or if I forget to reinstall it? Thanks for your clarification. Best wishes. Stella
