Re: Security update of etch did not update my Kernel. Still vulnerable. Why???

["Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 01:52:50PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 03/09/08 13:40, Mitchell Laks wrote:
 
> > I use apt not aptitude ( :( ). I am used to it. 
> > When I try to do
> > apt-get install linux-image-2.6 it tell me that it is a virtual package
> > provided by (the long list of packages).
> > " You should explicitly select one to install ".
> > 
> > It does not give me the option of selecting the virtual package....
> > 
> > I did apt-get dist-upgrade and then explicitly installed the
> > linux-image-2.6.18-6-486 to get upgraded. 
> > 
> > Is there some way to get the virtual package loaded using apt
> > so that the security kernel upgrade will be automatic?
> 
> Every time I see that kind of message, I just pick the "real" base
> package that I want.

So does this mean that those metapackages don't work for users of
apt-get?  

Doug.