On Sun, 3 Aug 2014 19:32:09 +0100
Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Lisi,
>I have the impression, however, that when other packages are
>"upgraded" (moved on to a higher version) the previous package *is*
>removed.
For the most part, that's true. With kernels though, removing a
previous one is considered unwise and/or unsafe. Mostly because if the
new kernel fails for some reason, and you have no previous kernel
available to you, your system is unusable.
Admittedly, an upgrade of any package can render that package somehow
'broken' on any given system, but a borked kernel is a *major* problem.
Especially if it's on the only machine you have and the only kernel
available to that system. Hence, for kernel upgrades, the previous one
is (or should be) left in place.
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