On 30.01.2015 15:15, Tom H wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:41 PM, poma <pomidorabelis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 30.01.2015 00:21, Gordon Messmer wrote:
>>> On 01/29/2015 01:55 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I had to delete a dozen of these directories this morning manually,
>>>> why are these not removed when the associated kernels are removed?
>>>
>>> Were the kernel modules in those directories built locally by dkms
>>> rather than owned by rpm packages? That'd do it.
>>>
>>
>> These modules do not belong to the official kernel packages, as well
>> as your hand-built Wi-Fi module.
>>
>> The point is, DKMS - Dynamic Kernel Module Support is not a perfect
>> mechanism, therefore, it is "normal" for it to leave the old modules
>> behind.
>>
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support#Remove_modules
> 
> Shouldn't there be a prerm hook that runs "dkms remove ..."?!
> 

And why do you ask me!? :)


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