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Artix Linux => Package management => Topic started by: BobStockdale on 15 February 2025, 17:06:18

Title: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: BobStockdale on 15 February 2025, 17:06:18
Currently running linux-zen-6.12.9.zen1-1 on my workstation.  My wife's laptop is using the standard Linux kernel.  I use ssh to update her laptop from my workstation. I noticed that her kernel had updated at least twice and no update on my zen kernel. After doing some searching, I discovered the current linux-zen is 6.13.2.zen1-1.  If I enter sudo pacman -Syu linux-zen linux-zen-docs linux-zen-headers, pacman just wants to reinstall the existing kernel.
Does anyone have a clue why this is happening?
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: n00b on 15 February 2025, 17:19:47
https://gitea.artixlinux.org/packages/linux-zen
Updated 19 hours ago,
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux-zen
updated 6 days ago.

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uname -srm
Linux 6.12.9-zen1-1-zen x86_64
➜  ~ pacman -Ss linux-zen
galaxy/linux-zen 6.12.9.zen1-1 [installed]
    The Linux ZEN kernel and modules
galaxy/linux-zen-docs 6.12.9.zen1-1
    Documentation for the Linux ZEN kernel
galaxy/linux-zen-headers 6.12.9.zen1-1 [installed]
    Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux ZEN kernel
extra/linux-zen 6.13.2.zen1-1 [installed: 6.12.9.zen1-1]
    The Linux ZEN kernel and modules
extra/linux-zen-docs 6.13.2.zen1-1
    Documentation for the Linux ZEN kernel
extra/linux-zen-headers 6.13.2.zen1-1 [installed: 6.12.9.zen1-1]
    Headers and scripts for building modules for the Linux ZEN kernel

extra has it, if you are in a hurry.

EDIT:see https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,7789
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: nous on 15 February 2025, 18:52:14
Quote from: BobStockdale – on
I discovered the current linux-zen is 6.13.2.zen1-1.
>...<
Does anyone have a clue why this is happening?
This not being the 'standard' Artix kernel and given the tearful history of major kernel updates, I don't feel like updating it before it hits at least the .2 to .3 minor release. And as @n00b correctly pointed out, I was wrong not waiting a little longer.
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: BobStockdale on 15 February 2025, 18:56:40
I know about the available sources for an updated kernel. Pacman won't install it. It only wants to reinstall 6.12.9*. I have other kernels on this machine which I'm going to boot into soon. I'd rather run the latest zen kernel, though.
uname -srm
Linux 6.12.9-zen1-1-zen x86_64
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: n00b on 15 February 2025, 19:53:21
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This not being the 'standard' Artix kernel and given the tearful history of major kernel updates, I don't feel like updating it before it hits at least the .2 to .3 minor release. And as @n00b correctly pointed out, I was wrong not waiting a little longer.
I think our friend nous meant "not wrong", and we can probably agree, right Bob?
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: Ambie on 16 February 2025, 09:00:53
Quote from: BobStockdale – on
I know about the available sources for an updated kernel. Pacman won't install it. It only wants to reinstall 6.12.9*.
Maybe it's your mirror issue. Show us your output of
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sudo pacman -Sy && pacman -Ss linux-zen
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: nous on 16 February 2025, 16:05:17
Quote from: n00b – on
nous meant "not wrong"
No, I indeed meant wrong for not waiting even longer. 6.13 is broken:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=303228
https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,7789
Title: Re: linux-zen kernel not updating
Post by: BobStockdale on 19 February 2025, 15:57:29
Thank you Nous. I didn't realize that was your planned release schedule.  Current update came through yesterday, and I'm back on the zen kernel.
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