upgrade/install new kernel images with install-upgrade-kernel script
Posted: 17 Dec 2019 17:59
install-upgrade-kernel is a script for installing, updating, kernel packages on all versions of salix/slackel, including stable and current slackware version, without removing the previous kernel.
The source code on slackel repository and also in github
To install it run
To upgrade huge kernel
To install new huge kernel without removing the old one
The script will run "sudo slapt-get -u" and then will download and upgrade/install new kernel images and in the end will execute the update-grub script.
Running
sudo install-upgrade-kernel with no parameters will get the following help screen.
USAGE: install-upgrade-kernel [install|upgrade] [huge|generic]
OPTIONS:
install Install huge or generic kernel
upgrade Upgrade huge or generic kernel removing the old one
huge Download huge kernel
generic Download generic kernel and also create an initrd
The source code on slackel repository and also in github
To install it run
Code: Select all
sudo slapt-get -u
sudo slapt-get -i install-upgrade-kernelCode: Select all
sudo install-upgrade-kernel upgrade huge Code: Select all
sudo install-upgrade-kernel install huge Running
sudo install-upgrade-kernel with no parameters will get the following help screen.
USAGE: install-upgrade-kernel [install|upgrade] [huge|generic]
OPTIONS:
install Install huge or generic kernel
upgrade Upgrade huge or generic kernel removing the old one
huge Download huge kernel
generic Download generic kernel and also create an initrd