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Author Topic: [EN] [SOLVED] Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?  (Read 2218 times)

Offline tranquil

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[EN] [SOLVED] Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« on: 2022/11/28, 00:15:16 »
Note:  I'm using stock Debian Unstable, not Siduction.

I went to remove the prior two kernel versions today and I noticed that linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd is still on my system, but it's not marked for auto-removal.

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Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.0.0-4-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.0.0-4-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.0.0-3-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.0.0-3-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.14.0-3-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.14.0-3-amd64

Is it okay to just remove it using:

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sudo apt purge
Any idea why linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd is not being flagged for auto-removal?
« Last Edit: 2022/11/30, 04:56:22 by tranquil »
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Offline unklarer

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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #1 on: 2022/11/28, 09:22:48 »
This kernel you have

- not installed with apt
- installed by hand

Yes, you also have to uninstall it by hand.   ;)

Offline Mister00X

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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #2 on: 2022/11/28, 18:11:29 »
What does
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apt-mark showhold and
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apt-mark showmanual linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 say?


 btw linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 is not a siduction kernel but seems to be a debian one because its missing "siduction" in its name.
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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #3 on: 2022/11/28, 19:31:05 »
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btw linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 is not a siduction kernel but seems to be a debian one because its missing "siduction" in its name.

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Note:  I'm using stock Debian Unstable, not Siduction.
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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #4 on: 2022/11/28, 19:44:07 »
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btw linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 is not a siduction kernel but seems to be a debian one because its missing "siduction" in its name.

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Note:  I'm using stock Debian Unstable, not Siduction.

Apparently I skipped that line. Mea culpa.
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Offline tranquil

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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #5 on: 2022/11/29, 10:38:41 »
This kernel you have

- not installed with apt
- installed by hand

Yes, you also have to uninstall it by hand.   ;)

No, I don't install kernels by hand.
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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #6 on: 2022/11/29, 10:41:00 »
What does
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apt-mark showhold and
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apt-mark showmanual linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 say?
The kernel is not being held. I'll have to log into the Debian Unstable install on my laptop later today and try the
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apt-mark showmanual command. However, I did not manually install the kernel. I never manually install kernels.

btw linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 is not a siduction kernel but seems to be a debian one because its missing "siduction" in its name.

Correct...I use the Siduction forums because I've learned a lot from the members about using Debian Unstable.

I also run Debian Unstable on my desktop and the kernel doesn't exist there; really weird. I'm going to attempt to purge the kernel from my laptop.
« Last Edit: 2022/11/29, 10:46:08 by tranquil »
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Offline unklarer

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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #7 on: 2022/11/29, 11:20:04 »


No, I don't install kernels by hand.

synaptic etc. ?

Offline tranquil

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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #8 on: 2022/11/30, 04:45:54 »


No, I don't install kernels by hand.

synaptic etc. ?
I never, ever use Synaptic to perform installs or removals. I learned about not doing that very long ago when I became interested in Ubuntu.
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Re: Old Kernel Not Marked for Removal...Why?
« Reply #9 on: 2022/11/30, 04:47:35 »
What does
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apt-mark showhold and
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apt-mark showmanual linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64 say?

Output of apt-mark showmanual linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64:

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linux-image-5.14.0-3-amd64
So I guess that means it was manually installed. How, I have no idea. I successfully purged the kernel from my laptop. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread.
« Last Edit: 2022/11/30, 04:56:05 by tranquil »
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