Re: Security update of etch did not update my Kernel. Still vulnerable. Why???
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On 03/09/08 17:01, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> 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?
I guess it depends on how the package is designed. Packages like
xutils and texlive work how I expect them to, though.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"The kniiife..., the kniiife... The life of the wife is ended
by the kni-ife."
Stewie Griffin & Eliza Pinchley
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