[arch-general] Reboot - Versioned Kernel Installs

[Heiko Baums]

Am Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:21:17 -0400
schrieb "Joe(theWordy)Philbrook" <jtwdyp at ttlc.net>:

> Mind specifying for an idiot like me just which package-file-names
> I'd need to use with pacman -U to restore the previous kernel,
> complete with it's modules?

Try `ls /var/cache/pacman/pkg/kernel26*` and I guess you will find it.

> Now that, Heiko, is a good idea. And one that I could actually do.
> I'd just have to decide which of my other Linux distributions to
> sacrifice to make room for it... Keeping in mind that as you say:
> "those cases in which an updated kernel is unbootable are very, very
> rare." I think I'd rather learn how to use the "pacman -U" method...

Would at least be less work.

Heiko