On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Nigel Henry <cave.dnb2m97pp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've noticed for some time now that some distros are upgrading the current > running kernel, rather than installing a new kernel version, which if there > are problems with the new kernel, you could boot the earlier kernel, which > you know was working ok. > > I'm currently updating my Don't Panic install, and there is a kernel update to > 2.6.25.4-1 , and 21% done so far. Is there some way that this latest kernel > version can be installed as a new kernel, and leave the existing one alone? > > I don't like this way of updating the kernel, as you have no way of booting to > the earlier one if the latest version is problematic. > > 26% done now. > > Nigel. We don't really support this due to the sheer hassle, but it is easy enough to downgrade to an old kernel, as all packages are kept in a cache on your machine. If a new kernel borks for you, just pacman -U the right files from /var/cache/pacman/pkg
