> Although this should work, it's unnecessarily complicated if all you want to do is remove a single linux-image package. This looks like it's
> designed to remove all kernel packages except the one for the kernel that's currently running.
You're right. The command that I copied from a Google search removes ALL kernel packages except the most current one.
> First, check to see whether the old version is still available through your configured repositories:
> $ apt-get update
> $ apt-cache policy linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64
> If you're in luck, you'll see something like the following:
> ========
>
linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64:
> Installed: 3.2.57-3
> Candidate: 3.2.57-3
> Version table:
> 3.2.57-3 0
> 500
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable/main amd64 Packages
> ========
> If that is the case, then you should be able to reinstall the old kernel easily, like any other package:
> $ apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64
> It's not guaranteed that you will get *exactly* the same version as before; for example, if kernel security updates have been released and
> packaged for Debian stable, you may get a kernel that includes those as well. However, at worst, you will get the same kernel that someone
> doing a new install today would
get.
Thanks for the clarification.