Re: business card install - kernel

[Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net>]

On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 04:31:28AM -0700, tofu.oni@gmail.com wrote:
> If I'm using the business card CD install, I get to a page that says,
> "Install the base system" and lists about 30 different kernels.  I
> can't find any web page or documentation that explains the difference
> between each one.
> 
> I have found pages like this:
> http://packages.debian.org/etch/linux-image-2.6.18-5-686
> 
> Which tells me this package contains (gasp) a 2.6.18 linux kernel
> image.  Thanks, but see, that part is obvious from the name.  What
> isn't obvious is why, on the "Install the base system" screen, there's
> an option for:
> 
> linux-image-686
> linux-image-2.6-686
> linux-image-2.6.18-6-686
> kernel-image-2.6-686
> 
> And I don't understand why someone would pick one of those over the
> others.
> 
> Thanks.
These are various metapackages that track the lastest version.
linux-images-686 will install the latest i686 kernel
linux-image-2.6-686 will install the latest 2.6-based i686 kernel

This is a regular package:
linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 will install kernel 2.6.18 (the 6th debian
revision).

These are for Etch, the current version of Debian.
Lenny hopefully will be ready for release in Sept or so.
-K
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