Re: Please clarify correct sid packages for 2.6.16 and for 2.6.17?

[RParr <RParr@TemporalArts.COM>]

Greg Madden wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:30:17 -0700
> RParr <RParr@TemporalArts.COM> wrote:
>
>   
> > Could someone please clarify which is the correct set of Debian sid
> > packages to install for the following two situations:
> >
> > 1) install/update kernel 2.6.16, headers, etc.
> >
> > 2) install/update kernel 2.6.17, headers, etc.
> >
> > both including the ability to install/build modules for nvidia, ivtv,
> > vmware, etc.
> >
> > I have the following installed and it appears if I just did an
> > "apt-get dist-upgrade" I would wind up with half staying at 2.6.16
> > and half being upgraded to 2.6.17.
> >
> > -------------------------------
> > ii  linux-headers-2.6-amd64-generic      2.6.16-14
> > Header files for Linux kernel 2.6 on all x86-64 machines
> > ii  linux-headers-2.6-amd64-k8           2.6.16-14
> > Header files for Linux kernel 2.6 on AMD64 K8 machines
> > ii  linux-headers-2.6.16-2               2.6.16-14
> > Common header files for Linux kernel 2.6.16
> > ii  linux-headers-2.6.16-2-amd64-generic 2.6.16-14
> > Header files for Linux kernel 2.6.16 on all x86-64 machi
> > ii  linux-headers-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8      2.6.16-14
> > Header files for Linux kernel 2.6.16 on AMD64 K8 machine
> > ii  linux-image-2.6-amd64-generic        2.6.16-14
> > Linux kernel 2.6 image on all x86-64 machines
> > ii  linux-image-2.6-amd64-k8             2.6.16-14
> > Linux kernel 2.6 image on AMD64 K8 machines
> > ii  linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-generic   2.6.16-14
> > Linux kernel 2.6.16 image on all x86-64 machines
> > ii  linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8        2.6.16-14
> > Linux kernel 2.6.16 image on AMD64 K8 machines
> > ii  linux-kernel-headers                 2.6.16.20-6
> > Linux Kernel Headers for development
> > ii  linux-patch-debian-2.6.16            2.6.16-14
> > Debian patches to version 2.6.16 of the Linux kernel
> > ii  linux-source-2.6.16                  2.6.16-14
> > Linux kernel source for version 2.6.16 with Debian patch
> > -------------------------------
> >
> >     
>
> If you do 'apt-get -s dist-upgrade' it will do a dry run showing what
> it would do without the '-s' option.
>
>   
Thanks.  That's how I found out it would upgrade HALF my kernel packages
to 2.6.17 and leave the other half back at 2.6.16.

It seems the kernel folks have rearranged the kernel (ie linux-*)
packages to allow moving up to 2.6.17 OR continuing with 2.6.16.  All
the traffic on the kernel list left me a bit confused as to which set of
packages was appropriate to achieve which goal. I posted this question
several days ago to the kernel list but no one answered.

I was hoping someone on this list might know and be willing to share the
secret.

R.Parr, RHCE, Temporal Arts