Bug#268899: kernel-image-2.6.8-i386: "the directory /lib/modules/* still exists."
reassign 268899 kernel-package
thanks
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Michael Piefel wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-i386
> Severity: minor
>
> Everytime I install a kernel, I get the very confusing (long text!)
> message that something possibly dangerous is going on because, say,
> /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-386 "still exists" (already exists is a far better
> description, actually).
>
> "I can't tell the difference." the message tells me. I beg to differ.
> All that's there is the "build" link that the kernel-headers package
> (from the same source!) installed. This should be fairly easy to spot.
>
> Rephrased as a wishlist bug: Please try to make the detection a little
> smarter to avoid some of the warnings in more common cases.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 3.1
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.6-1-k7
> Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8
well there some messages from kernel-packages may be rephrased
after sarge, therefor reassigning this bug.
what it tells you infact is that you are overwriting your
old kernel modules with the newer ones.
--
maks
kernel janitor http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/
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