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Re: apt-get upgrade - kernel-image



On 12/17/2005 10:50 AM, Ernst-Magne Vindal wrote:
> Hi,
> not sure this is a problem but I'll like to check anyway.
> 
> When doing apt-get upgrade the only package listed for upgrade is the
> kernel image. this is working fine and I'm not sure what the upgrade will
> do.
> 
> The sources list say "stable". I got a few packages from unstable, but apt
> is configured to default "stable".
> 
> Why will apt upgrade the kernel?
> 
> The installed ver. is ii  kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386       2.6.8-16
> and the same version no. is the one to upgrade.
> 
> Can I instead "hold" the kernel-image?
> 
> 
> --
> /ernst-magne

It's a security release:

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
DSA-922-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 -- several vulnerabilities

apt-cache policy kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686  will show
2.6.8-16sarge1 as Candidate from
http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages

Regards,
Ralph



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