From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CBCD5138206 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2018 22:52:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 15EC2E08D4; Wed, 3 Jan 2018 22:52:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wm0-x233.google.com (mail-wm0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c09::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 87921E07FA for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2018 22:51:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wm0-x233.google.com with SMTP id b141so413190wme.1 for ; Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:51:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=tBC9HoWT9ydhKrK5aTqaHqY9GXv5IuHX1QEkFaToSCo=; b=sbOi7cIjST5jQHjF49oYQmHqwkRzGLp9e6V1u/ZeQoKYUg7Xi4Ly9E1vrpGCRw4hPI UfzdDRWCX7w3b4LWUwc5EkT8OCX5VpB6L94FJtY4+xs2JoLM5rbFQnzYp5hYicvpDzJf 1uymRI5LKADuBqShOMeVhPIk0W/pfQ6gSW4vqomgAPuHCltQvtskUysVyQqzs6OX6aNj OsPmXk/hdTWTOqEju3KAL2cUoxLDUjNLZUvuMBZOglhiTgnZi+BJRbs/8NePvGqr4MY7 R/jrhlW33/Xs/WjzCPEn2egGbvvSWITeydXVsabacdzI6Vb/Und2S7/UZxZ6UAxX3lkz qCbg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=tBC9HoWT9ydhKrK5aTqaHqY9GXv5IuHX1QEkFaToSCo=; b=ZrEdB6FJd4hfdaZzxc4WfabyC7x5n0zsthf0lSmiVL23Bpn4/Q8CKsdpKFlapLNeb/ kkLGz3O3WmDWoT/EY2HQ26ZgNd2CUpgwSvQnckSpr2A0yD/oJXTf5Uc1nP4cCb41btoZ 68wOpPzQpG9HjXfzC/F388zdGgnuCJDsWHLPC5u0ODQ6V2zbJhXt2YQ0cqU+mSGh0IOn XyTtsfm0aWdIu4kCpM9i3RxYkg4pfFjDCGqtYIIPPA/MY/HG6/7xOuuW/5Q1IHOYH6WN wU+DS1rmXeXG4XLPBPQibQ9RlIc79uRHzcy9v5Uq2mXGAbbud7EfMzpbi9+7+/qaWAkl krKw== X-Gm-Message-State: AKGB3mI7M2CHE6lUWAyfIiCsHq4E/vXHWOgt5197OZfCB/l7SIAXGrHg Mkp55BHQlQx8C1HPXGri8i+5FKGZI2c248J7u6w48pto X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACJfBouVgmJtVSi17sdr2Lh5X01poOm/o/NtKCIOd8QycxnR4NoI/OLwre5wxrgwjUSzyIdNJoaAPgkSjHWMJgBkmt0= X-Received: by 10.80.166.34 with SMTP id d31mr4561382edc.96.1515019918000; Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:51:58 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.80.168.100 with HTTP; Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:51:57 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <2CA973AB-B583-4F4F-A0B3-0FE347A672BD@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> <20180103215332.5fe6b77a@digimed.co.uk> <1D3E7160-0997-4DE5-9EB9-DC3C2EDC62BE@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> <9c550e9a-ad38-0e6c-f32e-9dc0b6466794@gmail.com> From: "Herminio Hernandez, Jr." Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 15:51:57 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] old kernels are installed during the upgrade To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="94eb2c1956e60a48f50561e710c2" X-Archives-Salt: 433fd0da-c259-43cb-abeb-14c9d3632d1b X-Archives-Hash: 9ed2191663914992aec358873f4a4291 --94eb2c1956e60a48f50561e710c2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I found this helpful in managing kernel versions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwvV2wf-Gk0 On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:41 PM, Stroller wrote: > > > On 3 Jan 2018, at 22:11, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > >>>> > >>>> $ grep -e source /var/lib/portage/world > >>>> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:4.9.34 > >>> ... > >> > >> I guess this risks that emerge will try to install 4.9.34-r1 during a > future update, but I don't believe I've ever experienced that. > > > > Only if the highest-versioned emerged sources are <4.9.34-r1 > > Yes, in the quoted example above I grepped my world file for sources and > 4.9.34 is currently installed. > > >> > >>> If you do want to use versions, I'd recommend using ~ rather than = to > >>> pick up patch-level updates. > >> > >> What do you mean by this exactly, please? > > > > =4.9.34 selects that exact version and only that specific version > > ~4.9.34 select that version and also 4.9.34-r1. There might need to be a > > * on the end of ~4.9.34, I don;t quite recall. Answer in portage's man > pages > > I thought it was something like that, but searched `man portage` for "~" > more than one way, and didn't find reference to this. Am I blind? > > Stroller. > > > --94eb2c1956e60a48f50561e710c2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I found this helpful in managing kernel versions

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:41 PM, St= roller <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:<= br>

> On 3 Jan 2018, at 22:11, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> $ grep -e source /var/lib/portage/world
>>>> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:4.9.34
>>> ...
>>
>> I guess this risks that emerge will try to install 4.9.34-r1 durin= g a future update, but I don't believe I've ever experienced that.<= br> >
> Only if the highest-versioned emerged sources are <4.9.34-r1

Yes, in the quoted example above I grepped my world file for sources= and 4.9.34 is currently installed.

>>
>>> If you do want to use versions, I'd recommend using ~ rath= er than =3D to
>>> pick up patch-level updates.
>>
>> What do you mean by this exactly, please?
>
> =3D4.9.34 selects that exact version and only that specific version > ~4.9.34 select that version and also 4.9.34-r1. There might need to be= a
> * on the end of ~4.9.34, I don;t quite recall. Answer in portage's= man pages

I thought it was something like that, but searched `man portage` for= "~" more than one way, and didn't find reference to this. Am= I blind?

Stroller.



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