Re: Kernel symlinks
On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, Colin Watson wrote:
>On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 06:03:21PM +0200, David List wrote:
>> I have built a new kernel with make-kpkg and installed it with
>> dpkg -i <packagename>.deb
>> I then checked /boot and saw that the vmlinuz symlink there still points
>> to the old kernel, whereas the vmlinuz symlink under / points to the
>> recently installed kernel.
>>
>> Why is there a vmlinuz symlink under /boot if it not necessary to change
>> it to point to a new kernel?
>
>Perhaps you created that symlink yourself? I've never seen it after
>installing Debian kernel-image packages.
>
>(Alternatively, it might have been a temporary thing which has
>disappeared.)
I'm mystified, but just in case I have pointed the symlink under /boot
to the new kernel.
Best regards,
David List
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