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

[Victor Lowther]

On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 18:05 +0400, Евгений Борисов wrote:
> 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.

My solution is to hand-roll my own kernels and initramfs'es after
removing the kernel and mkinitcpio packages.  The way Arch handles its
kernel packages is a weak point -- Fedora and Ubuntu get this bit right.

> 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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Victor Lowther
LPIC2 UCP RHCE