On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 14:14 -0600, Michael Favia wrote: > For me this issue and others (plugins, kernel modules, > missingok/optional features) seem to bolster the claim for a more > interactive Yum or at least yum mode. A yum that poses a few simple > question to the user like: > > You have 7 kernels installed we recommend that you keep the number of > kernels installed concurrently fewer than 3 would you like to remove > some of them? > Yes all but the most recent 3. > No keep your grimy hands off my kernels. I wouldn't exactly describe this as a "simple question" ;-) The right approach is to just have a default garbage collection policy, and for the 0.25% or less of the world that wants something else have a config file where you can disable kernel GC entirely or pin certain versions so they won't be removed. Havoc
