Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> This should be an easy one but still no replys. Please
> someone help me out on this.
>
> --- Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570@sbcglobal.net>
> > Subject: Another APT Issue-Where Are The
> > Linux-Images
> > To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >
> > I now have only 2.6.8 and 2.6.16 kernels in my cache
> > file, while a short time ago I had from 2.4.18-bf2.4
> > to 2.6.16 and everything in between.  Aptitude
> > removed
> > a working installed 2.6.15 linux-image before I
> > could
> > blink and I would like to reinstall it but its not
> > there. I did do an autoclean but didn't think that
> > would remove all the linux-images and leave just the
> > 2.6.8 and 2.6.16 in the cache. Would appreciate
> > anyone
> > telling me how to get all the kernel/linux-images
> > back
> > int my cache files so I can pick the one I want
> > instaled. Plz copy my email-not subscribed.
> >
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570@sbcglobal.net
>
>
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570@sbcglobal.net

You dont say what version of debian you are running but I assume its sid 
as this is the only one that has 2.6.16 at the moment.  It would appear 
you have installed some sort of meta package that will always depend on 
the latest kernel so it has correctly upgraded you to 2.6.16.

The aptitude autoclean will have removed the old debs because they are 
no longer available in the unstable repository, which I assume is all 
you have in your sources.list.

Try adding the testing repositories into your sources list (copy your 
existing lines for unstable/sid and change to testing/etch) then do

#aptitude update
#aptitude search linux-image-2.6.15
#aptitude install linux-image-2.6.15-whatever-version-you-want

You may also consider removing the generic meta package that caused this 
kernel upgrade in the first place. It will probably be called something 
like *linux-image-2.6-your-arch*.

HTH

Wackojacko