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Re: apt-get problems



Is there any way to add something to kernel-pkg.conf to achieve this?
I know I'll forget to use the --revision option someday.

On Sep 18, Bob Nielsen (nielsen@oz.net) wrote:
 > Apparently kernel-image-2.2.17-1 uses an epoch, so apt (or dselect)
 > wants to replace your image with that one.  This happened at least once
 > before and the way to avoid the problem is to use an epoch yourself
 > when creating the package:
 > 
 > make-kpkg --revision=3:custom.1.0 kernel_image
 > 
 > /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz has some discussion of this.
 > 
 > Bob
 > 
 > On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 09:45:01PM -0400, Joel Dinel wrote:
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 > > I just compiled kernel 2.2.17 today with the kernel-package tools. I
 > > installed the resulting kernel-image-2.2.17_custom1.0_i386.deb with
 > > dpkg -i.
 > > 
 > > Everything is OK. Now, as soon as I apt-get
 > > update && apt-get dist-upgrade, apt wants to install a newer version
 > > of kernel-2.2.17 (kernel-image-2.2.17-1). I don't want that. I just
 > > spent a lot of time customizing and tailoring my kernel to my
 > > needs, and I don't feel like replacing it by a stock kernal and have a lot
 > > of things break down upon reboot.
 > > 
 > > How do I prevent apt from upgrading my kernel
 > > package ? I looked into dpkg's MAN pages, and there is something about
 > > putting a package on HOLD to prevent update. This is what I would want to
 > > do. 
 > > 
 > > I must've recompiled 2.2.16 at least 10 times using the same method
 > > (kernel-package), and apt never tried to update my kernel on me before.
 > > 
 > > Any tips ? This is dribing me nuts. I can't do a succesful apt-get
 > > dist-upgrade anymore, since apt wants to install 2.2.17-1 everytime.
 > > 
 > > Thanks !
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Joel Dinel
 > > kint@videotron.ca

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Neil L. Roeth
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