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Re: apt-get upgrade and kernel images



On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 12:42:16AM -0800, Andris Kalnozols wrote:

> I am running Debian testing and seem to recall that it was the policy of
> apt-get to never bring in a kernel image package when doing an upgrade
> after an update.

apt has no such policy, and to my knowledge, never has.

> Why is apt-get now bringing in kernel-image packages and needlessly so
> since I already have the indicated version installed?

You asked apt to upgrade installed packages to the latest version, and since
a newer version is available, it is doing so.

-- 
 - mdz



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