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kernel.eselect

Section: eselect (5)
Updated: March 2023
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NAME

kernel.eselect - The kernel symlink management module for Gentoo's eselect

SYNOPSIS

eselect kernel [help|usage|version]
eselect kernel list
eselect kernel set target
eselect kernel show
eselect kernel update [ifunset]

DESCRIPTION

eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.

ACTION: LIST

select kernel list
Display an ordered list of available kernels. An asterisk next to one of the list elements denotes the currently selected kernel.

# eselect kernel list
Available kernel symlink targets:
  [1]   linu-2.6.11.11
  [2]   linu-2.6.12.5 *
  [3]   linu-2.6.1-rc6

ACTION: SET

eselect kernel set target
Set /usr/src/linux symlink to point to the specified kernel name, target. The target argument may be a kernel name or it's associated number (displayed in eselect kernel list output).

ACTION: SHOW

eselect kernel show
Show the currently selected kernel.

ACTION: UPDATE

eselect kernel update [ifunset]
Updates the /usr/src/linux symlink to point to the sources of the running kernel. If option ifunset is given, then the symlink will only be updated if it is not currently pointing to a valid kernel source tree.

AUTHOR

Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org>