On 05/01/2019 14.45, songbird wrote: > hdv@gmail wrote: > ... >> So how do I make sure that 4.18.0-2 does not get removed from the boot menu >> after the next kernel upgrade? I'd like to keep it until I have verified >> that an >> upgrade does work. However, as far as I can tell only the last 3 kernels are >> kept. Thus now I run the risk of having the only working version removed >> before >> I am sure that a new version will work. > > another way to do it for all kernels is to add the > options to apt itself (in /etc/apt/apt.conf or ...) > > i set options to make sure apt doesn't get rid of > my saved cache files without me explicitly requesting > it and there is another option for setting which files > are never marked for autoremoval. > > > APT::Clean-Installed "false"; > APT::NeverAutoRemove { "linux-image.*"; }; // packages that should never > // considered for autoRemove > > i no longer see grub menus very often (using > uefi boot menu and refind).
Thanks for this information! Very useful. I will add it to the list of things I have to (re)educate myself in. Grx HdV