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On 1/19/06, Beau E. Cox <beaucox@×××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi - |
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> When a new kernel ( I'm using gentoo-sources ) comes down |
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> the line, I go to /usr/src, ln -s to linux, copy current |
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> .config, yada, yada... It works fine. |
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> Now I notice in eix that all my old kernels are marked as |
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> 'installed'. I normally keep only the previous kernel in |
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> /boot. Can I safely 'emerge -C' the older kernels w/o |
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> upsetting my apple cart? |
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> Aloha => Beau; |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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Yes, you can clean the old kernel versions, this will free you some space. |
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A quick way to do it is: |
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- back up your .config |
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- emerge -C gentoo-sources or whatever-sources (this will clean all versions) |
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- emerge gentoo-sources (only merges the actual) |
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Andrés |
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