Bug 129640 - anaconda removes old known-good kernel.
Summary: anaconda removes old known-good kernel.
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-08-11 10:20 UTC by David Woodhouse
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-08-11 15:34:11 UTC
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Description David Woodhouse 2004-08-11 10:20:23 UTC
When upgrading, anaconda removed my old kernel. The new kernel did not
boot due to mkinitrd problems (now fixed).

This is violating the oft-repeated advice to _NEVER_ 'rpm -U' a kernel
package. And it made my system not boot.

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2004-08-11 15:34:11 UTC
An anaconda upgrade always has and always will upgrade kernels. 
Userspace is regularly depending on features being present in "new
enough" kernels and leaving an older kernel causes other strange and
unique breakage.


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