On Thu, 2016-09-22 at 16:28 +0200, Felix C. Stegerman wrote: > Hi, > > This time I replaced linux-image-4.7.0-1-amd64 w/ > linux-image-4.7.0-1-amd64-unsigned. Then I ran: > > $ sudo aptitude purge ~c > ... > Purging configuration files for linux-image-4.7.0-1-amd64 (4.7.2-1+s1) ... > ... > rmdir: failed to remove '/lib/modules/4.7.0-1-amd64': Directory not empty > ... > > Not only did this cause dpkg to fail, it also removed modules.alias > etc. So replacing the signed kernel package with the unsigned one > still causes some problems.
I think I misunderstood this bug originally. However it was reported again as #836282 and I think it's really fixed in version 4.7.4-1. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. - Adlai Stevenson
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