Hello SuSE people, For some unknown reason zypper installed the xen kernel and source while doing a normal upgrade yesterday. Don't want it, need it, and takes up space. What would be the proper way to uninstall it rather than just deleting files? Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bob S wrote:
Hello SuSE people,
For some unknown reason zypper installed the xen kernel and source while doing a normal upgrade yesterday. Don't want it, need it, and takes up space.
What would be the proper way to uninstall it rather than just deleting files?
Bob S
This is an educated guess (not a statement of 'fact' :-) ) but I would think that the way to do this is to go to Software Management in YaST and delete the entries for xen kernel and select the one you want - probably the pae one. I also think that you will need to get the kernel and its headers. BC -- Great Man reaches complete understanding of the main issues; Petty Man reaches complete understanding of the minute details." Confucius -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 26 August 2009 22:47:00 Basil Chupin wrote:
Bob S wrote:
Hello SuSE people,
For some unknown reason zypper installed the xen kernel and source while doing a normal upgrade yesterday. Don't want it, need it, and takes up space.
What would be the proper way to uninstall it rather than just deleting files?
Bob S
This is an educated guess (not a statement of 'fact' :-) ) but I would think that the way to do this is to go to Software Management in YaST and delete the entries for xen kernel and select the one you want - probably the pae one. I also think that you will need to get the kernel and its headers.
Well, thanks Basil, But the xen kernel installed alongside my "default" kernel so getting a new kernel is not a problem. Just wanted to get rid of the xen kernel in a "proper" manner. zypper can probably do it also. Just don't want to screw everything up and leave bits and pieces scattered everywhere. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bob S wrote:
On Wednesday 26 August 2009 22:47:00 Basil Chupin wrote:
Bob S wrote:
Hello SuSE people,
For some unknown reason zypper installed the xen kernel and source while doing a normal upgrade yesterday. Don't want it, need it, and takes up space.
What would be the proper way to uninstall it rather than just deleting files?
Bob S
This is an educated guess (not a statement of 'fact' :-) ) but I would think that the way to do this is to go to Software Management in YaST and delete the entries for xen kernel and select the one you want - probably the pae one. I also think that you will need to get the kernel and its headers.
Well, thanks Basil,
But the xen kernel installed alongside my "default" kernel so getting a new kernel is not a problem. Just wanted to get rid of the xen kernel in a "proper" manner. zypper can probably do it also. Just don't want to screw everything up and leave bits and pieces scattered everywhere.
Bob S
Ah, OK, but I think the principle would be same: use YasT to deselect/remove xen. One thing I would do, though, is to make a copy of menu.lst in /boot/grub. (But I would wait until someone else makes a comment about all this :-) .) BC -- Great Man reaches complete understanding of the main issues; Petty Man reaches complete understanding of the minute details." Confucius -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:17:27 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
Well, thanks Basil,
But the xen kernel installed alongside my "default" kernel so getting a new kernel is not a problem. Just wanted to get rid of the xen kernel in a "proper" manner. zypper can probably do it also. Just don't want to screw everything up and leave bits and pieces scattered everywhere.
Bob S
Ah, OK, but I think the principle would be same: use YasT to deselect/remove xen. One thing I would do, though, is to make a copy of menu.lst in /boot/grub.
Correct, use the package management system to remove the unwanted kernel. That would be the best way to clean it up - otherwise the next XEN kernel update will get pushed down as well, because the package manager believes it's installed. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Jim Henderson wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:17:27 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
Well, thanks Basil,
But the xen kernel installed alongside my "default" kernel so getting a new kernel is not a problem. Just wanted to get rid of the xen kernel in a "proper" manner. zypper can probably do it also. Just don't want to screw everything up and leave bits and pieces scattered everywhere.
Bob S
Ah, OK, but I think the principle would be same: use YasT to deselect/remove xen. One thing I would do, though, is to make a copy of menu.lst in /boot/grub.
Correct, use the package management system to remove the unwanted kernel. That would be the best way to clean it up - otherwise the next XEN kernel update will get pushed down as well, because the package manager believes it's installed.
Jim
Thanks Jim. BC -- Great Man reaches complete understanding of the main issues; Petty Man reaches complete understanding of the minute details." Confucius -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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