Procedure for upgrading kernel from 2.4 to 2.6

[Tony Terlecki <ajt@mrps.demon.co.uk>]

I've recently installed a new machine using the 'testing' branch and it
came with a stock 2.4.27 kernel. I'd like to move to a custom 2.6 kernel
but I'm not not sure of the procedure.

Is it as simple as installing kernel-package, a 2.6 kernel source
package, running make-kpkg against it then installing the .deb?
Or am I living in a dream world?!

-- 
Tony Terlecki
ajt@mrps.demon.co.uk