[arch-general] Keep older kernel intact while upgrading to new kernel

[Евгений Борисов]

I think it's a bad idea, because the directory /lib/modules/$oldVersion$
will be removed when the package is upgraded kernel. Trivial solution not
exists.

2010/7/17 ganlu <rhythm.gan at gmail.com>

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> On 2010年07月17日 15:46, Ionuț Bîru wrote:
> > On 07/17/2010 09:27 AM, Madhurya Kakati wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> While updating to a new kernel pacman replaces the older kernel with
> >> the new
> >> one. Is there someway to keep the older kernel in /boot and have new
> >> entries
> >> for new kernel in menu.lst while keeping old entries intact?
> >
> > no
> >
> You can alway do it manually, simply copy the old kernel image as other
> name before you update, then modify the correspondent line in menu.1st
> file.
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