Re: various kernel-images

[cjw44@flatline.org.uk (Colin Watson)]

parrishmm@earthlink.net wrote:
>anyone know the difference between kernel-images?  There are several to
>choose from:
>
>kernel-image-2.2.15-idepci_...
>kernel-image-2.2.15-ide_...
>kernel-image-2.2.15-compact_....
>etc...
>
>I can guess what the compact kernel image is but what are the other
>two?

dpkg is your friend:

[cjw44@riva ~]$ dpkg -p kernel-image-2.2.15-idepci
Package: kernel-image-2.2.15-idepci
Priority: optional
Section: base
Installed-Size: 2388
Maintainer: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Version: 2.2.15pre20-1
Provides: kernel-image
Suggests: lilo (>= 19.1)
Filename: dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/base/kernel-image-2.2.15-idepci_2.2.15pre20-1.deb
Size: 1152426
MD5sum: 0153d59439737c95206c469d908b41c3
Description: Linux kernel binary image.
 This package contains the Linux kernel image, the System.map file,
 and the modules built by the packager.  It also contains scripts that
 try to ensure that the system is not left in a unbootable state
 after an update.
 .
 This is kernel version 2.2.15pre19
 .
 This version of the kernel image package only has ide and PCI device support.

You can try the rest yourself ...

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Colin Watson                                     [cjw44@flatline.org.uk]