[arch-general] Kernel upgrades question, as can't revert to earlier kernel

[Aaron Griffin]

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Nigel Henry
<cave.dnb2m97pp at aliceadsl.fr> wrote:
> I've noticed for some time now that some distros are upgrading the current
> running kernel, rather than installing a new kernel version, which if there
> are problems with the new kernel, you could boot the earlier kernel, which
> you know was working ok.
>
> I'm currently updating my Don't Panic install, and there is a kernel update to
> 2.6.25.4-1 , and 21% done so far. Is there some way that this latest kernel
> version can be installed as a new kernel, and leave the existing one alone?
>
> I don't like this way of updating the kernel, as you have no way of booting to
> the earlier one if the latest version is problematic.
>
> 26% done now.
>
> Nigel.

We don't really support this due to the sheer hassle, but it is easy
enough to downgrade to an old kernel, as all packages are kept in a
cache on your machine. If a new kernel borks for you, just pacman -U
the right files from /var/cache/pacman/pkg