On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 06:23:24PM +0100, C wrote:
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 17:39, Istvan Gabor wrote:
I have openSUSE 11.2. In an earlier version - can't remember which one - it was possible to install different kernel versions (same flavor but different version numbers) parallel . I can't find out how to do it in 11.2 yast software manager. When I choose a different kernel version number for installation yast forces the remove the installed version (ie. forces update), but I want to keep that version as well. How can I do it, possibly in yast?
Poke the archives and you'll find it has been discussed/described a couple of dozen times recently.
Does anyone know if there is still coffee in the kitchen? I'm to lazy to check myself. ;)
Edit /etc/zypp/zypp.conf and enable multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel)
I'm not sure if this works in 11.2. IIRC a list mate reported it as non working. Those reporting the issue in the past - I'm not sure if it was Per or Carlos - might have a reference to bugzilla.
It would be nice if this was an option in the YaST Software manager...
And a bit nicer would be a working default approach as described several times. See for example: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2008-09/msg00394.html Short version: a) Keep always the currently running and know to boot kernel (and initrd) and uninstall only non used kernels/ initrds b) A default limit to two[0] kernel packages of the same flavor - else we risk to use the partition with /boot/ after some time - else the current bootloader/ menu.lst gets longer, and longer I don't like seeig us doing this as a "we too" reaction. I'm sure we have a well described approach. With some luck all we need is a bit perl knowledge to tweak with perl-Bootloader. Doesn't anyone else like to get this solved in a smart way? Lars [0] By an /etc/sysconfig/bootloader setting we're able to configure this. -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany