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How to kernel updates?
Posted: 9. Dec 2025, 18:16
by 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.
Re: How to kernel updates?
Posted: 10. Dec 2025, 08:59
by mimosa
You need to do those manually. In a terminal:
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:
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.
Re: How to kernel updates?
Posted: 19. Dec 2025, 13:17
by SlackCoder
Thanks mimosa. I have posted a suggestion for adding this to the startup guide.
Re: How to kernel updates?
Posted: 21. Dec 2025, 15:46
by 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
i think the menù entry are automatic update, i'm wrong?
Re: How to kernel updates?
Posted: 23. Dec 2025, 11:29
by djemos
update-grub will update the grub menu.
Re: How to kernel updates?
Posted: 23. Dec 2025, 23:24
by celeron
I try to update the kernel and the slow boot is resolved in Acer Aspire 4810t, for the back light still need to add acpi_backlight=native to GRUB option. I can set to search for kernel update with the other update?
Re: How to kernel updates?
Posted: 24. Dec 2025, 22:14
by gapan
This should be relevant:
viewtopic.php?t=8920 