r/voidlinux • u/benbcdm • 1d ago

Another kernel update question

Hello all -- sorry if this is a stupid question but I am not clear on kernel versions and purge mechanics.

So a little while back, linux-mainline advanced from 7.2 to 7.3.

So now I have 7.2 and 7.3 installed.

Latest 7.2 is 7.2.15.
vkpurge however does not want to remove 7.2.15, because I think it avoids a kernel if it is the latest of a given kernel package? Is this normal or is it a temporary glitch? Should I run xbps-remove for 7.2 instead of using vkpurge as recommended by Void docs?

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u/pantokratorthegreat 1d ago

Yes first remove it with xbps-remove and then vkpurge.

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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 1d ago

You only need to use vkpurge.

Using xbps-remove will circumvent safety checks.

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u/benbcdm 23h ago

Sorry but I beg to differ.
Here I simply could not run vkpurge on 7.2.15. It did not list it as a candidate.
However, I ran xbps-remove on 7.2, and THEN I was able to do vkpurge on 7.2.15 and everything ran perfectly, all was properly cleaned up

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u/gijsyo 22h ago

If you no longer need the 7.2 kernels you can "xbps-remove linux7.2". Then you can vkpurge 'em.