get rid of HUGE kernel...

[panga]

hi there !

new to Salix

as title says i d like to get rid of huge and use instead trimmed kernel

i have no clue how to do it

tia !

[gapan]

You need to install the kernel-generic package:

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sudo slapt-get -i kernel-generic

(or most probably kernel-generic-smp for 32bits)

Then you'll need to create an initrd and edit your lilo.conf:
http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware ... DME.initrd

[panga]

thx4thefeedback dude !

i use grub2 on debian first partition...

tia !

[gapan]

Well, update grub in a similar manner then.

[panga]

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# slapt-get -i kernel-generic
Reading Package Lists...Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  kernel-generic 
0 upgraded, 0 reinstalled, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove, 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3.3MB of archives.
After unpacking 5.0MB of additional disk space will be used.
1/1 Get http://salix.enialis.net/x86_64/slackware-14.0/ kernel-generic 3.2.45-x86_64-3 [3.3MB]...Done

Preparing to install kernel-generic-3.2.45-x86_64-3
Installing package kernel-generic-3.2.45-x86_64-3...
WARNING: File exists, where symlink should be created. It will be removed. (boot/vmlinuz)
WARNING: File exists, where symlink should be created. It will be removed. (boot/System.map)
WARNING: File exists, where symlink should be created. It will be removed. (boot/config)
| kernel-generic (a general purpose SMP Linux kernel)
| 
| This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk
| controllers.  To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or
| other controller, then you'll need to load one or more kernel
| modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd.  For more information
| about creating an initrd, see the README.initrd file in the /boot
| directory.
| 
| SMP is "Symmetric multiprocessing", or multiple CPU/core support.
| 
| 
| 
Done

[panga]

... ?

[gapan]

Then you'll need to create an initrd and edit your lilo.conf:
http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware ... DME.initrd