Re: BAD Error Installing new Apache2 & PHP?

[Till Wimmer <g4-lisz@tonarchiv.ch>]

When you swap the kernel, you should first install the new one, then
reboot, and THEN remove the old one.

Aikins, Ronald (Ron) (CIV) wrote:
> I'm running Debian kernel version 2.4.27-2-386. I needed to upgrade
> Apache (from 2.0.54) & PHP (from 4.3.10-16) on our system. After doing
> “apt-get update” I executed the command:
> 
>  
> 
> apt-get -y install apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-doc lynx php4
> libapache2-mod-php4
> 
>  
> 
> Using -y, the only prompt I received was near the bottom of the output
> (see excerpt below), to which I answered 'No'
> 
> when it asked whether I wanted to remove the kernel =:0
> 
>  
> 
> I haven't yet killed the apache2 processes, but do you know if the msgs
> below indicate a real problem? Why would there be a need to remove the
> kernel? Should Apache2/PHP run ok anyway? I haven’t yet killed the
> apache2 processes so they still run ok for now. Is it likely I have a
> problem?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Ron
> 
>  
> 
> =======================
> 
> Removing kernel-image-2.4.27-2-386 ...
> 
>  
> 
> You are running a kernel (version 2.4.27-2-386) and
> 
> attempting to remove the same version. This is a potentially
> 
> disastrous action. Not only will /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386
> 
> be removed, making it impossible to boot it,
> 
> (you will have to take action to change your boot loader
> 
> to boot a new kernel), it will also remove all modules
> 
> under the directory /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386.
> 
> Just having a copy of the kernel image is not enough, you
> 
> will have to replace the modules too.
> 
>  
> 
> I repeat, this is very dangerous. If at all in doubt,
> 
> answer no. If you know exactly what you are doing, and
> 
> are prepared to hose your system, then answer Yes.
> 
>  
> 
> Remove the running kernel image (not recommended) [No]? No
> 
>  
> 
>                 dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.4.27-2-386 (--remove):
> 
>                 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> 
>                 dpkg: initrd-tools: dependency problems, but removing
> anyway as you request:
> 
>                 kernel-image-2.4.27-2-386 depends on initrd-tools (>=
> 0.1.48).
> 
>                 Removing initrd-tools ...
> 
>                 Errors were encountered while processing:
> 
>                 kernel-image-2.4.27-2-386
> 
>                 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
>                 =======================
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