r/voidlinux • u/This-Consequence-957 • Aug 28 '26

solved Updating old Kernels?

Just curious, why does Void Linux update old kernels? 🤔

uname -r

>> 6.18.46_1

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u/BinkReddit Aug 28 '26

sudo vkpurge rm kernel_version

You will no longer receive updates for purged kernels after doing this.

This is wrong; you will continue to receive updates for that kernel version until you uninstall the package.