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‎Backport kernels: userspace-headers are now handled correctly

← Older revision Revision as of 09:50, 29 August 2025 Line 70: Line 70:  It happens that a kernel get backported to previous Mageia release, i.e from Cauldron to latest official Mageia. It happens that a kernel get backported to previous Mageia release, i.e from Cauldron to latest official Mageia.    −'''In Mageia 9, Kernel 6.12''' is provided in Backport repository for '''x86_64 in desktop flavour''' ''- no other version.''<br>+'''In Mageia 9, Kernel 6.12.44+''' is provided in Backport repository for '''x86_64 in desktop flavour''' ''- no other version.''<br>  ''('''In progress''' {{Bug|34545}} August 2025; kernel is currently in backport_testing repo)''<br> ''('''In progress''' {{Bug|34545}} August 2025; kernel is currently in backport_testing repo)''<br>  '''<br> '''<br>  Only two packages to install''' (from Backport): <br> Only two packages to install''' (from Backport): <br>  kernel-stable-desktop-6.12... <br> kernel-stable-desktop-6.12... <br> −kernel-stable-desktop-devel-6.12... ''(If you need it, i.e if your other kernels also have corresponding -devel- packages installed.)''+kernel-stable-desktop-devel-6.12... ''(If you need it, i.e if your other kernels also have corresponding -devel- packages installed.)'' <br>  +- Also note you need the suggested relevant -latest packages too for easy future updating. (In contrast to mga9 6.6 kernels that do not ''need'' them, due to a different naming scheme.)     '''Keep having latest non-backport''' lib64bpf1, cpupower, kernel-userspace-headers installed, and keep them updated.  ''- we do not backport lib64bpf1 and cpupower, to not break compatibility with non-backport kernels.'' '''Keep having latest non-backport''' lib64bpf1, cpupower, kernel-userspace-headers installed, and keep them updated.  ''- we do not backport lib64bpf1 and cpupower, to not break compatibility with non-backport kernels.''    −'''Regarding kernel-stable-userspace-headers''' contra ''kernel-userspace-headers'' for 6.6 kernels: The packages are used for building applications; use the one for the current kernel you build for. For the package managers to work correctly, you need to update mageia-repos and meta-task packages to 9.4 versions, at time of writing found in updates_testing. ''(Note that they conflict each other but currently there is a bug that kernel-stable-userspace-headers can not be uninstalled because a conflict/dependency problem.)''+'''Regarding kernel-stable-userspace-headers''' contra ''kernel-userspace-headers for 6.6 kernels:'' The packages are used for building applications; use the one for the current kernel you build for. They conflict each other and are handled correctly by urpmi & drakrpm - when you have '''updated mageia-repos and meta-task packages''' to 9.4 versions (at time of writing found in updates_testing) - and using kernel versions 6.6.103+ and 6.12.44+.     '''Remove-Old-Kernels''', {{prog|rok}}, do currently not see nor handle 6.12 kernels, so you need to manually uninstall excess kernels when needed to save space - like you did for any kernels before rok was introduced with Mageia 9.  Or, '''make it work''' by adding to {{file|/etc/remove-old-kernels.cfg}}: In the list under the line "LISTK=\", add <br> kernel-stable-desktop <br> kernel-stable-desktop-devel <br> kernel-stable-source '''Remove-Old-Kernels''', {{prog|rok}}, do currently not see nor handle 6.12 kernels, so you need to manually uninstall excess kernels when needed to save space - like you did for any kernels before rok was introduced with Mageia 9.  Or, '''make it work''' by adding to {{file|/etc/remove-old-kernels.cfg}}: In the list under the line "LISTK=\", add <br> kernel-stable-desktop <br> kernel-stable-desktop-devel <br> kernel-stable-source Morgano