Hello,
On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 02:55:19PM +0100, Padiyath Sreekumaran wrote:
> I am new to Linux. I just installed Debian Linux on a
> Digital Personal WorkStation 433au. My kernel version is
>
> #uname -a
> Linux lnsa14 2.2.20 #2
Welcome aboard. You installed woody, correct?
> I want to upgrade the kernel to the latest version. How I have to
> proceed?
Do you want to go to 2.4 or 2.6? In general you will need newer tools
with 2.6, but if you want "only" 2.4, a recompile of 2.4 should be
sufficient. If you are not confident in building your own kernel, or
if you want 2.6, then the best way is to upgrade to testing.
> From where I can get the kernel for upgrade? What commands I have to
> execute?
Judging by your questions, you are new to Debian? Best way is to read
some introduction. There are lots of books, HOWTOS and so on in
http://www.debian.org/doc/
Or maybe you have a local Debian guru around? These questions are
fairly arch independent.
> Whether I have to compile the kernel on my machine?
No. You can, but if you are a beginner, I would strongly recommend to
use the pre-build one.
> Where I can get KDE, Mozilla for debian?
apt-get install mozilla
apt-get install kde
but if you need more recent once then in Woody, I would recommend to
upgrade to testing first.
> Where I find a Fortran Compiler for debian? Is it possible to get HP
> fortran?
Yes. Check the archives for details. There are installer packages in
contrib (use apt-cache search for them). I don't know if they work,
but they did so in the past.
Greetings
Helge
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