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You have installed or updated remove-old-kernels which will automatically remove obsolete system kernels safely, using urpme.

A large accumulation of these can break systems with limited disk space.
See: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24403

By default it will do this weekly and will leave two previous kernels plus the one in use,
of each flavour installed. e.g. If you have 3 kernel-desktops and 3 kernel-linus installed
then nothing will be removed. If there are 4 of one flavour then the one installed FIRST will
be removed, or suggested for removal in interactive mode.

It is intended primarily for regular users and those without the technical knowledge or motivation
to do this manually.

It also has an advanced mode to suit developers and testers. Please read the -h help or, for full details
the man page.

If this is NOT what you want, then there are several options:

1. Use the available options to adjust the settings to be more appropriate for your use.
Such as, turning off the automatic mode, invoking the advanced mode or increasing the number to keep.
Please read the man page.

2. Uninstall the remove-old-kernels package, but first explore it's capabilities, you may find it useful!