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[PATCH] release-notes: Improve description of kernel upgrade



Since the 686 flavour has been removed, change the example to use the
amd64 flavour and for i386 include a link back to the information about
replacement of the 686 flavour.

--- a/release-notes/en/upgrading.dbk
+++ b/release-notes/en/upgrading.dbk
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@
 </para>
 </section>
 
-<section arch="i386">
+<section arch="i386" id="kernel-flavour-686">
   <title>Kernel flavour selection</title>
   <para>
     Debian's <literal>686</literal> kernel configuration has been replaced by
@@ -1238,13 +1238,15 @@
 <para>
 If you are unsure about which package to select, run <literal>uname
 -r</literal> and look for a package with a similar name.  For example, if you
-see '<literal>2.6.32-5-686</literal>', it is recommended that you install
-<systemitem role="package">linux-image-686</systemitem>.  You may also
-use <command>apt-cache</command> to see a long description of each package
-in order to help choose the best one available.  For example:
+see '<literal>2.6.32-5-amd64</literal>', it is recommended that you install
+<systemitem role="package">linux-image-amd64</systemitem>.
+<phrase arch="i386">See also <xref linkend="kernel-flavour-686"/>.</phrase>
+You may also use <command>apt-cache</command> to see a long
+description of each package in order to help choose the best one
+available.  For example:
 </para>
 <screen>
-# apt-cache show linux-image-686
+# apt-cache show linux-image-amd64
 </screen>
 <para>
 You should then use <literal>apt-get install</literal> to install it.  Once

-- 
Ben Hutchings
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