Bug#329422: No warnings when uninstalling kernel package
On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 03:10:47PM +0900, Horms wrote:
> Could you please send your reply to the bug,
> 329422@bugs.debian.org
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 12:34:59AM -0400, Joe Mason wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 12:20:52PM +0900, Horms wrote:
> > The problem here is that Debian implicitly supports having
> > multiple kernel packages and in fact no kernel packages installed
> > to allow users to provide their own kernels.
> >
> > It might be prudent to document this "feature" somewhere,
> > but I don't think its a bug in the kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686,
> > or any other kernel package.
>
> Perhaps apt should be able to notice when a kernel is being removed, and
> either print a generic warning ("You're removing a kernel image! Please
> make sure this is not the kernel you're actually running!" - this is my
> preferred solution) or actually check uname -a and print a more specific
> warning ("You're about to remove the kernel you're currently running -
> this is only safe if you have set up your bootloader to load a different
> kernel at the next boot") or even check the grub/lilo conf, although
> that last is going a bit beyond the call of duty. That way at least a
> new user who doesn't know what a "kernel-image" package is gets a
> warning.
>
> Documenting it in a way that isn't presented by apt when you actually
> try to uninstall it wouldn't be very useful, I don't think.
>
> As I said, apt still always gives the opportunity to type "I know what
> I'm doing" if you know it's actually safe to uninstall the kernel
> package, so I think printing the current danger warning wouldn't violate
> the policy of allowing multiple kernel-images, although having a
> slightly different error message would probably be clearer.
>
> Joe
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