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Purge residual linux-hwe-* tools and headers kernel packages #1070

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Purge residual linux-hwe-* `tools` and `headers` kernel packages
randomnoise Jul 7, 2026
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Use `extend()` over `append()` method
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16 changes: 12 additions & 4 deletions usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/kernelwindow.py
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Expand Up @@ -436,12 +436,20 @@ def install_kernels(self, kernels):
_KERNEL_PKG_NAMES = KERNEL_PKG_NAMES.copy()
if kernel.installed:
# also purge existing residual kernel packages
_KERNEL_PKG_NAMES.append("linux-image-unsigned-VERSION-KERNELTYPE")
_KERNEL_PKG_NAMES.append("linux-tools-VERSION")
_KERNEL_PKG_NAMES.append("linux-tools-VERSION-KERNELTYPE")
_KERNEL_PKG_NAMES.extend([
"linux-image-unsigned-VERSION-KERNELTYPE",
"linux-tools-VERSION",
"linux-tools-VERSION-KERNELTYPE",
"linux-hwe-MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION-tools-VERSION",
"linux-hwe-MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION-headers-VERSION",
])

for name in _KERNEL_PKG_NAMES:
name = name.replace("VERSION", kernel.version).replace("-KERNELTYPE", kernel.type)
name = (name
.replace("MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION", kernel.version.rpartition('.')[0])
.replace("VERSION", kernel.version)
.replace("-KERNELTYPE", kernel.type)
)
if name in self.cache:
pkg = self.cache[name]
if kernel.installed:
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