Kernel won't install [Solved]

[arjaybe]

Then I tried to fix the install:

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$ sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-headers-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64 (6.12-10~mx23ahs) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64.
Setting up linux-image-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64 (6.12-10~mx23ahs) ...
I: /initrd.img is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/mx_linux/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-30-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-30-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-29-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-29-amd64
Found mtest-64.efi image: /boot/uefi-mt/mtest-64.efi
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Setting up linux-headers-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64 (6.11-15~mx23ahs) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64.
Setting up linux-image-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64 (6.11-15~mx23ahs) ...
I: /initrd.img.old is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64.
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/mx_linux/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.11.10-1-liquorix-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-30-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-30-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-29-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-29-amd64
Found mtest-64.efi image: /boot/uefi-mt/mtest-64.efi
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done

No errors!

[arjaybe]

My /boot now has four kernels. Whoopee!

[arjaybe]

I feel like I should wait for the official seal of approval before marking this solved. But now I have to wait before I can post.-)

[arjaybe]

I installed the wifi driver for my dongle on this kernel and it works. Okay, I'm declaring solved.

[Stevo]

I'm happy to have remembered about those manual dkms installs, and to have learned a little about the manual dkms commands. "man dkms" was really dense and unhelpful in those regards. Thanks, @kmathern

Another groovy mystery solved, Scoobs!