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Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file

From Diederik de Haas <didi.debian@cknow.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file
Date 2024-06-21 14:10 +0200
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Control: found -1 6.6.15-1

On Friday, 21 June 2024 13:41:38 CEST Christoph Berg wrote:
> I just had the same problem on linux-image-6.6.15-amd64.

Updating found version accordingly.

> > It seems to me that at least with purging that file should be removed
> > and subsequently the ``/lib/modules/<version>`` dir.
> 
> TBH, I'd even argue plain "remove" should remove the debris from the
> modules directory, it's not like there's anything of value in the
> modules.* files left behind.

I didn't have that many kernels installed, so I only verified it with 1 and for 
that I used 'purge'. But I'm inclined to agree that remove should remove that 
file too.

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Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file Diederik de Haas <didi.debian@cknow.org> - 2024-06-21 13:40 +0200
  Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org> - 2024-06-21 13:50 +0200
    Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file Diederik de Haas <didi.debian@cknow.org> - 2024-06-21 14:10 +0200
      Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2024-06-22 11:00 +0200
  Bug#1073998: linux: Purging linux-image-<version> doesn't clean up modules.weakdep file Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2024-06-22 13:20 +0200

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