Re: Install kernel-source-2.6.8 update

[Marcel Stoop <marcels@luon.net>]

On Fri, 2005-12-16 at 21:27 +0100, Marco wrote:
> Marcel Stoop ha scritto:
> > On Fri, 2005-12-16 at 20:21 +0100, Marco wrote:
> >   
> >> Hi all,
> >> I have installed Debian Sarge and I have an custom kernel.
> >> Yesterday, I downloaded from security.debian.org the 
> >> "kernel-source-2.6.8" (DSA 922) update
> >> with a "apt-get update" and after "apt-get upgrade".
> >>
> >> This is the output of command: "dpkg -l | grep kernel-source"
> >> ii  kernel-source- 2.6.8-16sarge1 Linux kernel source for version 2.6.8 
> >> with D....
> >>
> >> What do I have to do for install this update?
> >> Should I recompile the kernel?
> >>     
> >
> >
> > why did you install the kernel-source? Do you want to compile your own
> > kernel?
> >
> > If not.
> >
> > Just download and install the kernel-image.
> >
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> >
> > Marcel 
> >
> >   
> Hi Marcel,
> I have installed a custom kernel on my system, I don't use kernel-image 
> package.
> Yesterday wheh I have updated my system with a "apt-get update", apt has
> updated the kernel.source package from version "kernel-source-2.6.8-16" to
> "kernel-source-2.6.8 2.6.8-16sarge1", but in /usr/src I don't have new 
> kernel source.
> 
> What do I have to do for install this update?
> Should I recompile the kernel?
> 
Hey,

Since the kernel-source package is installed correctly, you should have
an up to date kernelsource in /usr/src/
It's is possible that you don't have another source directory, since it
still is a 2.6.8.2 kernel.

So you can safely recompile your kernel. And install it.


Cheers,


Marcel Stoop