On 03/03/18 04:55 AM, George from the tribe wrote:
One more question - I assume I should probably reinstall grub now that the kernels are purged? Or is that included as something that the purge-kernels service does automatically? It did not show any output indicating anything to that effect on the command line when I ran it.
I'm not sure what you mean by "reinstall grub". if you mean "zypper install grub" then I don't see any reason. If you mean do you remake the grub.conf to reflect in the boot menu what kernels you do not have, then that is done automagically by the purge_kernels. /sbin/purge-kernels is a Perl script and as such readable with a text browser. Even if you can't program in Perl, you should be able to understand the flow of logic and the calling of library and system functions and externals. You can find out a LOT about how the system work by using 'apropos' to find man pages on a subject, and file $(which <program-name>) Even if it is a binary, you can use 'ldd' to see what libraries get used which can be highly clueful, and if skilled enough you can trace execution to see what actual system calls are made, for example, to various (and possibly unexpected!) config files, or if the program makes queries over the net or gives away your credentials to a remote site. It may sound deep for a beginner, but there are many HOW-TO articles on the net, books on same, and it is very logical and procedural. Don't be scared off from taking a look and learning. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org