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

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Wayne Topa wrote:
> H.S.(hs.samix@gmail.com) is reported to have said:
>> Hello,
>>
>> How come I cannot see newer kernel packages available with dpkg:
>> $> dpkg -l linux-image-*
> 
> Maybe because dpkg show whats installed, not available?
> 
>> doesn't list kernels 2.6.2* at all. However, I can get some  hits if I
>> try to install such a package:
> 
> Try (apt-cache | aptitude) search linux-image-2.6.21* 
> 
> Wayne
> 

(my previous email might been without reply, sorry)

I just realized I have my router machine still using 2.6.18 in Testing.
There apt-cache and aptitude works to search for a package:

{~}> aptitude search linux-image-2.6.21*
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-486            - Linux 2.6.21 image on x86
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-686            - Linux 2.6.21 image on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-686-bigmem     - Linux 2.6.21 image on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-amd64          - Linux 2.6.21 image on AMD64
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-k7             - Linux 2.6.21 image on AMD K7
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-vserver-686    - Linux 2.6.21 image on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
p   linux-image-2.6.21-2-vserver-k7     - Linux 2.6.21 image on AMD K7

{~}> apt-cache search linux-image-2.6.21*
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-486 - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on x86
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686 - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686-bigmem - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-amd64 - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on AMD64
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-k7 - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on AMD K7
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-vserver-686 - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
linux-headers-2.6.21-2-vserver-k7 - Header files for Linux 2.6.21 on AMD K7
linux-image-2.6.21-2-486 - Linux 2.6.21 image on x86
linux-image-2.6.21-2-686 - Linux 2.6.21 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
linux-image-2.6.21-2-686-bigmem - Linux 2.6.21 image on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
linux-image-2.6.21-2-amd64 - Linux 2.6.21 image on AMD64
linux-image-2.6.21-2-k7 - Linux 2.6.21 image on AMD K7
linux-image-2.6.21-2-vserver-686 - Linux 2.6.21 image on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
linux-image-2.6.21-2-vserver-k7 - Linux 2.6.21 image on AMD K7


Thanks,
->HS