after hearing all the brouhaha about the 2.6 kernel, i thought i'd try
it out. but a simple `apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686` wants
to remove packages i don't want it to:
homeruns:~# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
module-init-tools
Suggested packages:
kernel-doc-2.6.4 kernel-source-2.6.4
The following packages will be REMOVED:
kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 modutils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686 module-init-tools
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 2 to remove and 154 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/15.4MB of archives.
After unpacking 19.8MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
why does it want to remove modutils and my CURRENT kernel image? the
installer even tells me this is bad (so i haven't done it):
Removing kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 ...
You are running a kernel (version 2.4.18-1-686) and attempting to remove
the same version. This is a potentially disastrous action. Not only
will /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-1-686 be removed, making it impossible to boot
it, (you will have to take action to change your boot loader to boot
a new kernel), it will also remove all modules under the directory
/lib/modules/2.4.18-1-686. Just having a copy of the kernel image is not
enough, you will have to replace the modules too.
I repeat, this is very dangerous. If at all in doubt, answer
no. If you know exactly what you are doing, and are prepared to
hose your system, then answer Yes.
Remove the running kernel image (not recommended) [No]? n
how, then, should i go about installing the kernel image?
sorry if this has been addressed already -- a quick poke through the
list archives hasn't turned up anything useful.
tia,
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