kernels: Allow marking/unmarking kernels to be kept or autoremoved.#1048
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kernels: Allow marking/unmarking kernels to be kept or autoremoved.#1048
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When linuxmint/aptkit#14 is merged, it should fix the issue of all kernels being marked as 'manually' installed, preventing their removal via automatic cleanup options. Add the option to the kernel management interface for the user to mark/unmark kernels they want to keep installed. This relies entirely on APT 'marking' - there is no setting where kernel names are stored. Two APT rules are checked and applied at runtime: APT::Protect-Kernels APT::NeverAutoRemove::KernelCount From: https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/apt/apt.conf.5.en.html APT::NeverAutoRemove::KernelCount — Keep a custom amount of kernels when autoremoving and defaults to 2, meaning two kernels are kept. Apt will always keep the running kernel and the latest one. If the latest kernel is the same as the running kernel, the second latest kernel is kept. Because of this, any value lower than 2 will be ignored. If you want only the latest kernel, you should set APT::Protect-Kernels to false. The checkbox for marking/unmarking will be disabled for kernels that fall under the rule.
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When linuxmint/aptkit#14 is merged, it should fix the issue of all kernels being marked as 'manually' installed, preventing their removal via automatic cleanup options.
Add the option to the kernel management interface for the user to mark/unmark kernels they want to keep installed. This relies entirely on APT 'marking' - there is no setting where kernel names are stored.
Two APT rules are checked and applied at runtime:
APT::Protect-Kernels
APT::NeverAutoRemove::KernelCount
From: https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/apt/apt.conf.5.en.html
APT::NeverAutoRemove::KernelCount — Keep a custom amount of kernels when autoremoving and defaults to 2, meaning two kernels are kept. Apt will always keep the running kernel and the latest one. If the latest kernel is the same as the running kernel, the second latest kernel is kept. Because of this, any value lower than 2 will be ignored. If you want only the latest kernel, you should set APT::Protect-Kernels to false.
The checkbox for marking/unmarking will be disabled for kernels that fall under the rule.