On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 11:13:30AM +1100, Brendan O'Dea wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 08:00:07PM -0400, Adam McKenna wrote: > >On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 07:10:53PM -0400, Steve Robbins wrote: > >> > > So in addition to using kernel package, it's a good idea to do: > >> > > > >> > > echo "kernel-image-2.2.17 hold" | dpkg --set-selections > >> > > > >> > > or something similar. > > >Now, how about coming up with a solution that actually works for all of > >Debian's users, including the ones who don't know how to script, or don't > >even know that the problem exists in the first place? > > The simplest solution is to give your own packages an epoch. This is > discussed in some length in /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz . However, I believe using an epoch breaks some kernel module packages. Don't remember all the details, but I had trouble with pcmcia and alsa modules when I used an epoch. There was a discussion about this in the past week or so. -- Nathan E Norman "Eschew Obfuscation" email:nnorman@incanus.net http://incanus.net/~nnorman
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