Re: From which kernel should I upgrade my installed Debian to linux-image-6.1.0-15-amd64?

[Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com>]

Hi Andy

> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 at 11:25 PM
> From: "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: From which kernel should I upgrade my installed Debian to linux-image-6.1.0-15-amd64?
>
>
> If you're not currently booted into the erroneous 6.1.0-14 - don't boot into
> it and you can safely apt-get remove it (or equivalent).
>
Your above statement implies strongly that one boots up their device using linux-image-6.1.0-13-amd64

> If you also install linux-image-amd64 if you removed it - you should end
> up with 6.1.0-15 and 6.1.0-13 available to you.
>
Please see Greg's reply to my other post (URL: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/12/msg00640.html).

For your convenience, I quote a section of his reply (see below):

"Yes, because linux-image-amd64 *right now* depends on linux-image-6.1.0-15-amd64.  Removing linux-image-6.1.0-15-amd64 will therefore remove linux-image-amd64."

Removing the buggy linux-image-6.1.0-14-amd64 will also remove the metapackage linux-image-amd64.

> This isn't something that happens often - ideally not more than once a
> decade - so we haven't had a lot of practice at this.

Thank goodness it only happens once in a blue moon.

Someone might wish to add to Debian's wiki on how to deal with the situation of having a buggy kernel made available via the official repos, a few hours later a warning against upgrading to it and the release team failing to pull it out of the official repos.

Best wishes.

Stella