Carlos E. R. composed on 2016-07-16 20:22 (UTC+0200):
Yamaban wrote:
One of the cases to be handled is "/boot" on its own partition. If this partition is small, an additional kernel coud overfill it, thus the removal of the old kernel befor installing the new kernel makes sense, as long as the kernel to be removed is not the running kernel.
If multiversion is enabled, the old one can never be removed. It is a
Never say never or always. I just did what I interpret your statement to mean six hours ago, and not having anything to do with this thread. WRT https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2016-07/msg00283.html I installed TW's kernel in 42.1 as a troubleshooting step, booted it, then removed it, while running it, without encountering any evidence one way or another WRT your assertion "can never be removed". I suspect package management in TW has not changed materially in this regard since 42.1 release.
service that runs after boot which clears the kernel before the previous one. This clearing could be modified to run prior to installing the new kernel, but still, the old (running) kernel has to remain. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
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