Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

[Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@yahoo.com>]

Johannes Wiedersich wrote:

> astrid jurgensen wrote:
>
> > I recently tried to download and install software using apt-get 
> > install. The process was aborted because apt-get install tried to 
> > remove the kernel. See details below:
> >
> > apt-get install –no-remove xcdroast
> >
> > 13 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 2 to remove and 500 not upgraded.
> > E: Packages need to be removed but Remove is disabled
> >
> > As seen in the above, 2 files are to be REMOVED: initrd-tools and 
> > kernel-image-2.4.18-1-386
> > The second one of these is the kernel I am currently using, and 
> > should therefore not be removed, and I guess that initrd-tools should 
> > also not be removed.
> > What is the cause of this problem?
> > (Note: It is not due to my kernel being a bit old. Others have posted 
> > questions about this problem already, and they were using more modern 
> > kernels. Unfortunately no solutions were posted.)
>
>
> You have 500 packages not upgraded. It seems you are mixing different 
> releases. You probably attempt to install xcdroast form a 'newer' 
> version than the rest of your 500+ packages.
>
> Suggestion: bring your system in sync; possibly by upgrading to sarge, 
> as described in 
> http://www.de.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html 
>
>
> If you are mixing different releases on purpose, you have probably 
> encountered a situation where this doesn't work due to dependency 
> problems.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Johannes
Well spotted, that's probably got something to do with it ;-)

Mark