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.

[celeron]

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.

Hi all, i install salix in some old netbook and laptop and i like it a lot.

I have received an old Acer Aspire 4810T, Salix take a lot of time to loading kernel after the boot screen, then, when init start is going normally.
It's a well know ACPI problem, with acpi=off the boot is very fast, but i can't see battery informatione and other power related things.
With other modern distro, like debian 13 this won't appen, so i think an upgrade to the kernel can fix this.

I prefer grub bootloader (i use debian based distro normally, like LMDE 7).
If i update the kernel, in other distro the meù entry are automatically philed with new entry. If i update it in salix and do

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sudo update-grub

i think the menù entry are automatic update, i'm wrong?

[djemos]

update-grub will update the grub menu.