On Sat, 2006-01-14 at 16:41 -0500, A. F. Cano wrote: > packages.debian.org has been down for quite a few days now and I haven't > been able to find a way to download kernel-source-2.6.15.whatever.deb, > presumably the latest kernel package available for unstable. > > The temporary/under construction packages page says to use apt, but from > everything I've been able to figure out this requires changing the > /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable and I'd rather keep sarge > really sarge. All I want is a place to DL the latest debian source > kernel to compile locally. Is there a way to do this? You can add the unstable sources to your "sources.list" and add: APT::Default-Release "stable"; to "/etc/apt/apt.conf". This tells apt to "pin" all packages at their stable versions rather than trying to upgrade them. Then it's a case of # apt-get update followed by # apt-get -t unstable install linux-source-2.6.15 If you intend to generate an initrd image for your kernel, you'll need to backport an unstable initrd generator (such as yaird or initramfs) for it to play nice. HTH, -- Adam James <ad@heliosphan.co.uk> PROOF OF GOD'S EXISTENCE #341: ARGUMENT FROM DIVINE RIGHT (1) God saves the queen. (2) The queen hasn't died. (3) Therefore, God exists.
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