Re: security updates. What about Kernel patches

[Greg Bolshaw <greg@linuxtechnologies.co.uk>]

The kernel doesn't get upgraded with an `apt-get upgrade`, it must be 
done manually:

`apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4.18` (or whichever version you want). 
Pick one, and `apt-get install` it. The lilo entry for the current 
kernel will be renamed "LinuxOLD", and a "Linux" entry created for the 
new kernel. The new kernel will be set as the default.

Greg

Vincent Dupont wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm staring with Debian and find the security updates very usefull with
> apt-get
> It's very comfortable to keep one's packages up to date
> But what happens when a package update concerns the Kernel? Should the
> kernel be re-compiled or not?? is it automatically re-compiled?
>
> Vincent
>
>
>