How to kernel updates?

[SlackCoder]

How should kernel updates be handled in Salix?

The default install appears to have slapt-get exclude the kernel, along with glibc etc, from updates.

[mimosa]

You need to do those manually. In a terminal:

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ls /var/log/packages/kernel*

will show what kernel packages you have installed, in my case:

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/var/log/packages/kernel-firmware-20250714_ecdbd2b-noarch-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-headers-5.15.193-x86-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-huge-5.15.193-x86_64-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-modules-5.15.193-x86_64-1

Upgrade them all:

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sudo slapt-get -u # to make sure repositories are up to date
sudo slapt-get -s -i kernel-huge kernel-headers kernel-modules kernel-firmware # to show you what it is going to do
sudo slapt-get -i kernel-huge kernel-headers kernel-modules kernel-firmware

Then, most importantly, you need to update the bootloader:

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sudo lilo -v

otherwise your box won't boot.
If you have grub ... I don't use grub so I can't remember, but if you're not sure either, someone else should be able to help!

Complex dual-booting scenarios may also need to be handled differently.

[SlackCoder]

Thanks mimosa. I have posted a suggestion for adding this to the startup guide.