dist-upgrade в VE становится новое ядерное с криком
а оно там вообще не нужно

 3: module-init-tools             ################################################################# [ 30%]
 4: module-init-tools-compat      ################################################################# [ 40%]
 5: modutils                      ################################################################# [ 50%]
WARNING: Couldn't open directory /lib/modules/2.6.16-ovz-smp-alt4: No such file or directory
FATAL: Could not open /lib/modules/2.6.16-ovz-smp-alt4/modules.dep.temp for writing: No such file or directory
Converting modutils configuration to module-init-tools...
modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.6.16-ovz-smp-alt4/modules.dep (No such file or directory)
modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.6.16-ovz-smp-alt4/modules.dep (No such file or directory)
... done

$ rpm -e --test modutils
error: removing these packages would break dependencies:
        modutils >= 0:2.4.15-alt1 is needed by startup-0.9.8.7-alt1
$