Re: dpkg doesn't show newer kernel packages available?

["Wu-Kung Sun" <sunwukung@gmail.com>]

On 7/14/07, H.S. <hs.samix@gmail.com> wrote:
> dpkg also lists packages that are not installed (2.6.21 is listed below
> because I just now installed it):
> $> dpkg -l linux-image-2.6.*
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
> uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name                Version             Description
> +++-===================-===================-======================================================
> pn  linux-image-2.6.15- <none>              (no description available)

dpkg will also show packages that were once installed.  The "p" of
"pn" means the package was purged.

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swk