Hi all,
would like to post the grub2 menu list but I would need a command - if it exist - to do that.I do not understand why there are so many entries
which I do not understand...
The grub.cfg file is very long and can not paste it here
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:30:46 +0000 (UTC), santo wrote:
Hi all,
Easy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:39:23 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:30:46 +0000 (UTC), santo wrote:
Hi all,
Easy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from Ubuntu pages...
On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:39:23 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:30:46 +0000 (UTC), santo wrote:
Hi all,
Easy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:47:14 +0000 (UTC), santo wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:39:23 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:30:46 +0000 (UTC), santo wrote:
Hi all,
Easy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
Sounds like you did not have enough key words. You might something like
remove kernels mageia
As root, you can use the Mageia Control Center (mcc)
mcc->Software Management->Install & Remove Software
put kernel in the url/search box and uncheck the kernel(s) you want
removed.
You can narrow the results of that search to something more relevant by changing the second box from the left from "All" to "Installed." That
will show only those kernels that are actually installed, so you don't
have to scroll through a lengthy list to find them.
TJ
Yes, ubuntu (and some other distros) have a command to uninstall theEasy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
On 22/3/21 4:10 am, TJ wrote:
Yes, ubuntu (and some other distros) have a command to uninstall theEasy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
oldest kernels, usually keeping the 2 most recent ones. Mageia doesn't
have such a command, but I am sure that a shell script could be written, something that says basically "If more than 2 kernels are installed, uninstall the oldest until only 2 remain."
I keep 2 kernels, Every time I install a third one, I open rpmdrake to uninstall the oldest and its -devel package.
On 2021-03-23, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> wrote:
On 22/3/21 4:10 am, TJ wrote:
Yes, ubuntu (and some other distros) have a command to uninstall theEasy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
oldest kernels, usually keeping the 2 most recent ones. Mageia doesn't
have such a command, but I am sure that a shell script could be written,
something that says basically "If more than 2 kernels are installed,
uninstall the oldest until only 2 remain."
I keep 2 kernels, Every time I install a third one, I open rpmdrake to
uninstall the oldest and its -devel package.
That is probably better. It may be that the second kernel was a dud as
well. You want to make sure that you keep well tested working kernel as
a backup, not some flakey test that you did at 3AM after a party, and replaced the next morning because it never worked. Having that as your
backup is pretty pointless.
On 22/3/21 4:10 am, TJ wrote:David Hodgins posted a script some time ago. here it is:
Yes, ubuntu (and some other distros) have a command to uninstall theEasy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
oldest kernels, usually keeping the 2 most recent ones. Mageia doesn't have such a command, but I am sure that a shell script could be written, something that says basically "If more than 2 kernels are installed, uninstall the oldest until only 2 remain."
I keep 2 kernels, Every time I install a third one, I open rpmdrake to uninstall the oldest and its -devel package.
David Hodgins posted a script some time ago. here it is:
On 2021-03-21, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in> wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:39:23 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:30:46 +0000 (UTC), santo wrote:
Hi all,
Easy solution is to uninstall all un-needed kernels.
Easy ...sigh!...
:-)
I google how to uninstall un-neded kernels but I get answers only from
Ubuntu pages...
rpm -qa|grep kernel
Choose the ones you want to eliminate
urpme kernel-desktop-5.10.19-3.mga7-1-1.mga7 kernel-desktop-5.7.19-3.mga7-1-1.mga7
or whatever kernels you want to get rid of.
On my mga6 system, when I issue the command
=20
rpm -qa|grep kernel
=20
I get 10 responses. 8 are of the kernal-desktop type, e.g.
=20
kernel-desktop-4.14.145-2.mga6-1-1.mga6
=20
and the additional two are of the kernal-firmware type, e.g.
=20
kernel-firmware-20170531-1.mga6 kernel-firmware-nonfree-20180606-1.mga6.nonfree
=20
What is the difference between the 'desktop' kernals and the
'firmware' kernals??
What is the difference between the 'desktop' kernals and the 'firmware' kernals??
As this is a Laptop computer I'm using, do I need one type and not the other??
They are loaded into the kernel via the initramfs, and their version
number means that they are intended to be used with the kernel of the
same version number.
On Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:36:18 -0400, Daniel65 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> wrote:
What is the difference between the 'desktop' kernals and the 'firmware'
kernals??
The kernel firmware packages contain firmware images (binary files
supplied by
the manufacturer) that, at boot time, replaces the code stored in
firmware chips on
various types of hardware. It's a way used to avoid having to flash the firmware
on the hardware that uses the code.
Some wifi chips will not work without it. Most other hardware that has firmware
files will work without the firmware file, but with fewer features or
with unfixed
known bugs.
It's called kernel firmware instead of just firmware, as the firmware
files are
loaded early in the boot and used by the kernel to control the hardware.
As this is a Laptop computer I'm using, do I need one type and not the
other??
There are three kernel flavours. Desktop, Server and desktop586.
See https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Kernel_flavours
When I install a kernel update, after booting into it and ensuring it
works ok
with my hardware, I remove the older kernels, keeping just the one
currently
running, and one older one, just in case I notice a problem later with
the current
one.
Save the attached script, as root, copy it to
/usr/local/sbin/oldkernelsrm, run
"chmod a+x /usr/local/sbin/oldkernelsrm", and then run oldkernelsrm. It
will remove all kernels and associated packages except the last 2.
Regards, Dave Hodgins
On 07.04.2021 at 15:36, Daniel65 scribbled:
On my mga6 system, when I issue the command
rpm -qa|grep kernel
I get 10 responses. 8 are of the kernal-desktop type, e.g.
kernel-desktop-4.14.145-2.mga6-1-1.mga6
and the additional two are of the kernal-firmware type, e.g.
kernel-firmware-20170531-1.mga6
kernel-firmware-nonfree-20180606-1.mga6.nonfree
What is the difference between the 'desktop' kernals and the
'firmware' kernals??
Those are not kernels. Those are firmware blobs that are loaded by the kernel in order to be able to aptly use certain hardware — graphics adapters, Ethernet or WiFi adapters, and so on.
They are loaded into the kernel via the initramfs, and their version
number means that they are intended to be used with the kernel of the
same version number.
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