Hans Ratmich wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I removed via emerge --unmerge several packages that are of no need for me
> (e.g. kernel-headers 2.4.21 and gaming kernel 2.4.22), since I am using
> kernel 2.4.24 build from the 2.4.24 vanilla sources.
>
> Why the heck does emerge want to reinstall these packages everytime I am
> doing an emerge --update world? My system initially came with these
> kernels, but meanwhile, I removed the kernels.
>
> How can I prevent this? How do I tell portage not to reinstall these
> packages?
>
> Thank you a lot in advance!

Have a look in /var/cache/edb/virtuals
You want the line that starts with virtual/linux-sources

This file is safe to edit as long as you are careful.

Styvaen.