On Thu, 2013-10-10 at 17:38 +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > > On Thu, 2013-10-10 at 11:52 +0200, Johan Kröckel wrote: > >> This would be great, so one could be sure to be up to date on both kernels. > > > > The linux-latest metapackage is already backported. However the APT > > Release files for backports contain: > > > > NotAutomatic: yes > > ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes > > > > Which means that 'apt-get dist-upgrade' will still not install the new > > kernel package when there is an ABI change. This might be overridable > > by pinning. > > > > Ben. > > > > I don't see why: It will upgrade the packages from latest on a dist upgrade, > and those will pull in new kernels. You're right; it does work. That's good to know. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. - Adlai Stevenson
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