From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Mueller Subject: Re: About upgrade KVM Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 08:32:31 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20100527152458.5b5q33mccggk4ssc@oswebmail2.pacific.net.hk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: kvm@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:51909 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752061Ab0E0Icl (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 May 2010 04:32:41 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OHYW7-0000zc-Dl for kvm@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 27 May 2010 10:32:39 +0200 Received: from cust.static.109-164-193-63.swisscomdata.ch ([109.164.193.63]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 27 May 2010 10:32:39 +0200 Received: from thomas by cust.static.109-164-193-63.swisscomdata.ch with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 27 May 2010 10:32:39 +0200 Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > > > On marking them to install following warning popup:- Mark additional > required changes? > > To be removed > kvm > > To be added > libasyncns0 > libcap1 > libpulse0 > - end - > > > My questions are; > > 1) > On deleting the old package whether it would affect the running virtual > machine? IMHO they won't be affected until "shutdown" of the guest and/or the host. > > 2) > Is there any way to come back in case of problem? backup the old kvm package (look in /var/cache/apt/archive) before upgrade. beaware that some command line switches changed between 0.9.1 and 0.12.4. and upgrade your host kernel too (2.6.32 is in backports) for a newer version of the kvm kernel module (don't know if kvm-72 works with 0.12.4) - Thomas