Re: What are these packages doing ?

["Sandro Tosi" <matrixhasu@gmail.com>]

> What are these packages good for ?
>
> linux-image-amd64
> linux-image-2.6-amd64
>
> Are these meta-packages ? Or are these packages intend to let aptitude or
> apt-get automatically install the newest kernel-versions ? (If yes, then
> these are the packages I am looking for)

for sure "linux-image-2.6-amd64" lets you have always the latest 2.6
kernel for amd64 installed. apt-cache show it and check Depends line:
it should have (if your machine is enough up-to-date) the version
2.6.25-2.

Kindly,
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Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu)
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