Hello Pedro! On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 11:49:47PM +0000, Pedro M. wrote: > Florian Ernst escribió: > >|fernst@live:~$ apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4- | wc -l > >|7 > > > >Not that much, at least in my eyes. YMMV. > > > try apt-cache search kernel-image* ;) Yes, certainly, but that's something entirely different. You said you only want the latest kernel-image, and exactly these seven packages provide them for 2.4 while five more packages exist for 2.6. Your search lists all the versions, and that's a lot for sure. > >>Yes, but you cannot include a simple command in a tutorial or guide to > >>do it.... > > > >Well, determine your 'architecture', meaning -386 / -586tsc / -686 / > >-k6 / -k7 (possibly SMP) on IA32, you _should_ know better than any > >script, install appropriate kernel-image, lean back. > > We are talking about upgrading from an architecture to the same one, in > a different kernel version. > > And another thing : the user doesn't have to worry about this things and > look for the porperly package (transparent installation). This exists already for kernel patchlevels, just as mentioned above. You want to extend this to minor and major kernel versions, which I think is risky and a misfeature. > >If the user doesn't know this 'architecture', -386 (one size fits all) > >ought to be enough, (s)he probably won't _notice_ any speed > >differences at all. > > Like said, in upgrading (not in installing in a virgin disk), the > program would use the same architecture than the previous version installed. See above. > >It looks like you are suggesting kernel-image-dwimt (do what I mean > >to). Seems like this comment was missing a Dust-Puppy-smiley... > I don't know this system. I am suggesting ->>>> > kernel-image-lastversion-samearchitecture (by default; the user could > change it, using options). Yes, I understand, but I simply don't like the concept. > >As I said, it should be possible / acceptable, but I see a huge > >simplicity/danger-tradeoff. > > The same danger than type it manually, with the advantage of use a easy > to remember / reproduce command > > If anybody wants to use it, can use it. If not, can do it manually. An easy way to hose a system is, well, corrupting to the users' mind ;) but everyone should get enough rope to hang him-/herself... Cheers, Flo
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