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Bug#865120: release-notes: document i386/amd64 kernel changes for jessie->stretch



On Mon, 2017-06-19 at 23:37 +1000, Stuart Prescott wrote:
> Package: release-notes
> Severity: important
> 
> With Stretch, amd64 flavour kernels are no longer supplied within the i386
> Debian architecture (i.e. for a 64 bit kernel with a 32 bit userspace). The
> release notes should document that these kernel packages are no longer
> offered so that users don't accidentally run unsupported kernels indefinitely
> (hence severity:important).
[...]

You're quite right, this should have been documented.  It might be
worth mentioning linux-headers-amd64 as well.  Also, module-assistant
doesn't support foreign architectures but DKMS is fine.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Experience is directly proportional to the value of equipment
destroyed.
                                                    - Carolyn Scheppner

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