I was attempting to do some clean up and wanted to get rid of the linux
kernel in favor of linux-lts
since I normally use linux-zen
on a daily basis, but linux
is a required dependency of eos-base
. Should it be this way? If so, why?
pacman -Qi linux
Name : linux
Version : 5.9.1.arch1-1
Description : The Linux kernel and modules
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://git.archlinux.org/linux.git/log/?h=v5.9.1-arch1
Licenses : GPL2
Groups : None
Provides : VIRTUALBOX-GUEST-MODULES WIREGUARD-MODULE
Depends On : coreutils kmod initramfs
Optional Deps : crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
linux-firmware: firmware images needed for some devices [installed]
Required By : eos-base
Optional For : base
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : virtualbox-guest-modules-arch wireguard-arch
Installed Size : 79.03 MiB
Packager : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Sat 17 Oct 2020 09:30:37 AM EDT
Install Date : Mon 19 Oct 2020 01:57:21 PM EDT
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Validated By : Signature