Re: Live image and install have different kernels.
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 01:50:22PM +1100, Michael . wrote:
> Brand new build of Debian Stretch MATE amd64. Live squashfs has kernel 4.7
> install has 4.6. Live installer (i.e. initiating install from within the
> live session) says reboot to 4.6.
>
> Questions, why is live-build installing 2 different kernels in the iso?
> Shouldn't it install 4.7 in both because it is the current kernel?
The Debian Installer builds udebs which contain the bits for the installer,
which includes kernel modules that are built for specific kernels. The
installer doesn't usually benefit from having a newer kernel and in order to
have less breakage with untested new things, newer kernels are generally
only available via backports. In testing, there are times when the kernel
versions will differ and multiple kernel versions are available
simulatenously.
Thanks,
Iain.
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