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  • Re: orphans

    From William Unruh@unruh@invalid.ca to alt.os.linux.mageia on Wed Jun 25 17:57:41 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.mageia

    On 2025-06-10, Jim <jim.beard@verizon.net> wrote:
    On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:53:11 +1000, faeychild wrote:

    I have allowed the current update which included a new kernel

    Then I ran the remove old kernel tool and got the orphan message

    Often wondered if orphan removal has ever blown up.
    Stupidly I still don't have a backup... I know I know

    Orphan removal can indeed remove things critically needed
    by others things.

    If you have the disk space, remove orphans only if you know
    what is in them and that nothing is needed by other software.
    MNSHO.

    Of course it can sometime hide stuff you need so you do not realise that removing an orphan actually removes some absolutely crucial piece of
    kit.I have no idea why urpmi has that orphan stuff or rather have it IF
    the person specifically asks for it, not as a general practice.



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