Re: Replacing running kernel

[andreimpopescu@gmail.com (Andrei Popescu)]

On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 05:30:51PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 01:58:51AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 03:22:15PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 12:42:23AM +0200, Sami Liedes wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Where I can configure aptitude or something to not direct it to just
> > > > continue?
> > > 
> > > there is probably some dpkg-reconfigure command to nmake it ask you
> > > again, but in the meantime -- go into aptitude interactive mode, find
> > > your current kernel and markit with "m" to change it to a manual
> > > instead of automatic install. that way it will keep you current kernel
> > > even as it install a new one. 
> > > 
> > > this is being discussed all over this list right now, so read the very
> > > recent archives.
> > > 
> > > A
> > 
> > Andrew: I think he means upgrading the same version.
> 
> whoops, my bad.
> 
> > 
> > Sami: This you can prevent only *before* you start upgrading. aptitude 
> > will show you a summary of what packages will get upgraded. If you see 
> > your running kernel there than just stop and put it on hold before you
> > continue with the upgrade.
> > 
> 
> I've seen the same dialog he's mentioned before and have sometimes
> seen it appear and sometimes not. Unfortunately, I can't remember the
> exact circumstance for what, in retrospect, appears to be an
> inconsistency.
> 
> A

I did an upgrade just hours ago (sid). That dialog is shown when the
kernel package is upgraded. That means the kernel version is still the
same (2.6.18-3-vserver-686 in my case), only the package version is changed.
I hope I got it right ;)

Regards,
Andrei
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