| Summary: | 'remove-unused-packages' crashes if run as a normal user (should be root) | ||
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| Product: | Mageia | Reporter: | Rachid Nedjar <r.nedjar> |
| Component: | RPM Packages | Assignee: | Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools> |
| Status: | RESOLVED WORKSFORME | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | Normal | CC: | fri, ouaurelien, r.nedjar |
| Version: | 8 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | x86_64 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Source RPM: | drakxtools-18.45-1.mga8.src.rpm | CVE: | |
| Status comment: | |||
| Attachments: | Screenshot showing that the application does not crash on M8 | ||
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Description
Rachid Nedjar
2021-02-23 21:58:45 CET
Rachid Nedjar
2021-02-23 22:00:01 CET
CC:
(none) =>
r.nedjar Hi, thanks reporting this. But, when did you try to use this program? Normally, it is used once by Draklive-installer when installing a Live-media to a hard-drive. It also must be run as root. This is in not intended to be run on an already installed system. Source RPM:
drakxtools-curses-18.45-1.mga8 =>
drakxtools-18.45-1.mga8.src.rpm (In reply to Aurelien Oudelet from comment #1) > Hi, thanks reporting this. > > But, when did you try to use this program? > > Normally, it is used once by Draklive-installer when installing a Live-media > to a hard-drive. It also must be run as root. > > This is in not intended to be run on an already installed system. Hi Aurelien, In fact, I was trying to figure out how I could easily delete some old linux kernels and I found a link to the "remove-unused-packages" program in a bug tracking post. If this program is not intended to be run after installation, I think that it should not be executable after installation. I don't know if it's easy to fix or not. Thank you Rachid This discrete program is apparently legitimate post install. I will try it on M8 (running M7 here, where it does work): drakxtools-curses-18.21-1.mga7 CC:
(none) =>
lewyssmith No, sorry this script is not intended to remove old kernels. Closing this. Mid-collision. Resolution:
(none) =>
INVALID Created attachment 12418 [details]
Screenshot showing that the application does not crash on M8
drakxtools-curses-18.44-1.mga8
The unusual language should not matter; the important thing is the program works - launched as root. However, it does crash as described if launched as a normal user: this is not right.
It seems there is already a later version of drakxtools-curses than I have, yet to get updated - and try. ------------------------- (In reply to Rachid Nedjar from comment #2) > In fact, I was trying to figure out how I could easily delete some old linux > kernels If they are Mageia RPMs, you should use Add/Remove Software, or # urpme ... but to know the package names (different for each kernel), do first: $ rpm -qa | grep kernel Both methods remove all the kernel components. The harder way is: $ ls /boot and then for each *old* kernel, # rm initrd... symvers... System.map... vmlinuz-5.10.16... X select/paste saves your day! Resolution:
INVALID =>
(none) Examples when this is run separately 1) on persistent Lives media before updating it, to minimise superflous download and storage usage. (I just did precisely that) 2) some time after Live install if you opted to not do it at install. CC:
(none) =>
fri Well, I thank you all for your replies and advice. I do not intend anymore to remove old kernels as I am a Linux noob. In mga9 we now have by default a mechanism to remove old kernels Bug 24403 - Feature request : tool to remove old kernels Bug 31143 - Add 'remove-old-kernels' to live, classic and net installers. No reply here for soon two years, so I am closing this bug. If there is some problem with remove-unused-packages, please open a fresh bug. Sidenote: Kernel version naming have changed between mga8 and mga9, some issues may come from that when trying old tools and methods. Status:
REOPENED =>
RESOLVED |