Re: etch 2.6 kernel and modutils broken symlinks
On Jan 01, Declan Mullen <declan@jadplace.com> wrote:
> I've noticed that my system has some files that belong to the "modutils"
> package (which is used with 2.2 and 2.4 kernels), however I don't have
> that package installed. The files are "/sbin/ksyms" and
> "/bin/kallsyms", both of which are symbolic links to "insmod.modutils"
> which by the way doesn't exist.
It's a feature.
> Assuming that I continue to run 2.6 kernels, will these broken symbolic
> links and missing "insmod.modutils" cause problems for my system? If so,
No.
> are there any recommended fixes ?
Ignore them, they disappeared in lenny anyway.
> BTW, why are these broken symbolic links present on my system ? Is this
They are needed.
> a known issue ?
Yes.
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ciao,
Marco
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