Confirmed: I can remove all linux-image packages from my machine, and it
will, in fact, do it happily and without complaint or warning. I don't
know if the package management system should, on principle, prevent the
user from doing this (it's not like we print a warning if the user types
"sudo rm -rf /"), but it is as the reporter described.
$ sudo apt-get --simulate remove linux-image*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-25-server for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-23-686 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-20-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-server for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-686 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-23-k7 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-server-bigiron for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-19-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-25-k7 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-23-server for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-k7 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-25-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-25-server-bigiron for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-25-686 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-22-386 for regex ‘linux-image*’
Note, selecting linux-image-2.6.15-23-server-bigiron for regex ‘linux-image*’
The following packages will be REMOVED
linux-386 linux-image-2.6.15-19-386 linux-image-2.6.15-20-386
linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 linux-image-2.6.15-22-386 linux-image-2.6.15-23-386
linux-image-386 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-19-386
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-20-386
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-21-386 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-22-386
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386 linux-restricted-modules-386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 13 to remove and 81 not upgraded.
Remv linux-386 [2.6.15.22]
Remv linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-19-386 [2.6.15.7-3]
Remv linux-image-2.6.15-19-386 [2.6.15-19.29]
Remv linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-20-386 [2.6.15.8-1]
Remv linux-image-2.6.15-20-386 [2.6.15-20.30]
Remv linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-21-386 [2.6.15.9-3]
Remv linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 [2.6.15-21.32]
Remv linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-22-386 [2.6.15.9-4]
Remv linux-image-2.6.15-22-386 [2.6.15-22.34]
Remv linux-restricted-modules-386 [2.6.15.22]
Remv linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386 [2.6.15.11-1]
Remv linux-image-386 [2.6.15.22]
Remv linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 [2.6.15-23.39]
** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
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