[Novalug] Re: [Ma-linux] "aptitude" wants to remove kernel-image

Sam Rosenfeld sam1@speakeasy.net
Fri Aug 31 14:38:57 EDT 2007




On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Zachariah Mully wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 13:03 -0400, Sam Rosenfeld wrote:
> > When I try to install (Debian 3.1) any uninstalled executable (e.g.,
> > aptitude install mbmon), I get the following error message:  [REMOVE,
> > NOT USED] kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386.
> >
> > Then, after a listing of all the dependencies (way too many -- a few
> > hundred) another, more dire, error message advises that terrible
> > things may happen if the kernel-image is removed.  Using dpkg offers
> > no improvement.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> What kernel are you running?
>
> $uname -r (or -a)
>
> will tell you. If you're not running 2.6.8-3-386 (i.e. you might running
> 2.6.8-3-686), you should be okay to remove it.
>
> Z

I am running 2.6.8-3-386.

sam



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