Re: Do I need to upgrade my kernel (kernel-image-2.4-k6)?

["Robert S" <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com>]

> Do you use stable or testing?

Stable

> 
> apt-cache policy kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k6
> 

~$ apt-cache policy kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k6
kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k6:
  Installed: 2.4.27-10sarge1
  Candidate: 2.4.27-10sarge1
  Version Table:
 *** 2.4.27-10sarge1 0
        500 http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages
        500 
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au sarge/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

> Nevertheless, security report itself mentions source of the patched kernel
> as (on one line):
> 
> 
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.27-i386\
> /kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k6_2.4.27-10sarge3_i386.deb
> 

I assume I still have the old version.

> 
> dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k6_2.4.27-10sarge3_i386.deb
> 

Is this likely to break any dependencies?  I don't think I have any patches installed - I seem to remember that these are all source packages.  If there's no problem I'll use this method.

Maybe the patched kernel needs to be installed manually to prevent systems with automatic updating from installing a new kernel without user intervention??  I think some distros do this.