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

[Thomas Dziedzic]

2010/7/17 Евгений Борисов <flekst at gmail.com>:
> 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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If the point is to have a kernel that works, check out the -lts kernel.

I on the other hand, have used kernel26-rc in the AUR as my main
kernel, and kernel26 as a backup on my desktop :P