Re: Which is the right Kernel Image for Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2210

[Don Hayward <don@pomobuli.net>]

On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, Siju George wrote:

> ===========================================================================
> websrv-1:~# apt-cache search kernel-image | grep amd64
> kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on
> generic x86_64 systems - transition package
> kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on
> AMD64 systems - transition package
> kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on
> > > > > > > > AMD64 SMP systems - transition package <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> ==================================================================

It's a transition package -- being phased out in favor of the one you
already have -- they point to the same kernel image.

Don

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