Re: installing new kernel
On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 10:20:27AM -0400, Sam Rosenfeld wrote:
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> > On Sun, 11 Jun 2006, Loke Berne wrote:
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> > > On Sun, 2006-06-11 at 13:13 -0400, Sam Rosenfeld wrote:
> > > > I am using Debian Sarge with a 2.4.27 linux kernel. To replace this
> > > > kernel with a late 2.6 kernel, is it a simple apt-get install? If so, is
> > > > there any danger of wiping out parts of my home directory?
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> > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-<arch> would do the trick and should
> > > pose no threat to your data
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> I tried to install a new kernel with: "apt-get install
> kernel-image-2.6-i686" but it does not replace my old kernel (2.4.27),
> even after a cold start. (I've not had any problem installing any (other)
> application.)
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> I would appreciate any help.
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> sam
New kernels don't replace old kernels; they are installed alongside
them. (exception, when there's a bugfix for essentially the same
version of the kernel -- then it does replace).
That way if everything falls apart with the new kernel, you can retreat
to the old one.
-- hendrik
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