Re: Do I need to upgrade my kernel (kernel-image-2.4-k6)?
Robert S wrote:
> *** 2.4.27-10sarge1 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> I assume I still have the old version.
Yes, you have.
> Is this likely to break any dependencies?
Usually kernel is actually pretty easy to upgrade -- after everything
depends on it, rather then other way around. And moreover, this package was
after all created by Debian security team.
> I don't think I have any patches installed
No, according to the above shown output of apt-cache you have just plain
Debian kernel.
> 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.
It shouldn't -- Debian is able to upgrade kernel without problems. No idea,
what it doesn't work.
Matěj
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