Re: Etch status..?
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:07:58 -0500
cga2000 <cga2000@optonline.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 07:30:00PM EST, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Tue November 21 2006 13:47, cga2000 wrote:
>
> [..]
>
> > > I did notice that I'm still running the sarge 2.4.27 kernel
> > > instead of the 2.6.17 that's in the etch repository..
> > >
> > > Is this "normal" .. or did my dist-upgrade run into a problem and
> > > decide not to upgrade to a more recent kernel?
> >
> > Yes, you have the latest 2.4 kernel. You could upgrade to a 2.6
> > kernel if you wanted too, look for linux-image-???.
>
> So you are telling me that "apt-get/aptitude dist-upgrade" do not
> upgrade the kernel .. IOW that what I have experienced is "normal" ..?
>
In fact, generally one does not upgrade a kernel at all; instead, one
installs a new kernel alongside the existing one(s). You can track
the latest kernel by installing a meta-package like linux-image-2.6-686.
--
Liam
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