Re: How do I update kernel in Debian 4

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Subject: Re: How do I update kernel in Debian 4
From: Bret Busby <bret@busby.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:28:00 +0800 (WST)
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2008, Jonathan Kaye wrote:


Bret Busby wrote:


Hello.

We have Debian 4.0 running on one of our computers; a server of sorts.

Accessing that computer, for system updates, etc, is done through
telnet.

Running uname -a, which I understand returns the kernel version, returns
2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i586 GNU/Linux

In searching on the Internet, I cannot find an easy way, using apt-get,
of updating (or upgrading) the kernel, and it is clearly not
automatically done when running apt-get update followed by
apt-get-upgrade.

The GUI system update/upgrade facility on my workstation (also Debian
4.0), automatically includes kernel updates; the last one done today
(from Synaptic File -> History, "linux-image-2.6.18-6-k7
(2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch6) to 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22").

How do I get what automatically works with the GUI update/upgrade
facility, to work with a command line apt-get update then apt-get
dist-upgrade facility, to update/upgrade the kernel?

Thank you in anticipation.

--
Bret Busby

Hi Bret,
1. At the console type "aptitude search linux-image" You will see a list of
kernels.
2. Pick the kernel of you choice, say, linux-image-2.6.25-2-686, and AS ROOT
or using sudo type "aptitude install linux-image-2.6.25-2-686" (if that's
the kernel you want).
Then reboot and you should see the newly installed kernel appear on your
boot menu.
Cheers,
Jonathan


"
aptitude search linux-image

v linux-image-v linux-image-2.6-p linux-image-2.6-486- Linux kernel 2.6 image on x86p linux-image-2.6-486-etchnhalf- Linux 2.6-etchnhalf image on x86p linux-image-2.6-686- Linux kernel 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem- Linux kernel 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem-etchnhalf- Linux 2.6-etchnhalf image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6-686-etchnhalf- Linux 2.6-etchnhalf image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6-686-smp- Linux 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 SMP - transition packagep linux-image-2.6-amd64- Linux kernel 2.6 image on AMD64p linux-image-2.6-amd64-etchnhalf- Linux 2.6-etchnhalf image on AMD64p linux-image-2.6-k7- Linux kernel 2.6 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6-k7-smp- Linux 2.6 image on AMD K7 SMP - transition packagep linux-image-2.6-vserver-686- Linux kernel 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6-vserver-k7- Linux kernel 2.6 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6-xen-686- Linux kernel 2.6 image on i686p linux-image-2.6-xen-vserver-686- Linux kernel 2.6 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.18-4-486- Linux 2.6.18 image on x86p linux-image-2.6.18-4-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-4-686-bigmem- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-4-amd64- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD64p linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-k7- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6.18-4-xen-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.18-4-xen-vserver-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.18-5-486- Linux 2.6.18 image on x86p linux-image-2.6.18-5-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-5-686-bigmem- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD64p linux-image-2.6.18-5-k7- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6.18-5-vserver-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-5-vserver-k7- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6.18-5-xen-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.18-5-xen-vserver-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.18-6-486- Linux 2.6.18 image on x86p linux-image-2.6.18-6-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-6-686-bigmem- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-6-amd64- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD64p linux-image-2.6.18-6-k7- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6.18-6-vserver-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.18-6-vserver-k7- Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD K7p linux-image-2.6.18-6-xen-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.18-6-xen-vserver-686- Linux 2.6.18 image on i686p linux-image-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486- Linux 2.6.24 image on x86p linux-image-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686- Linux 2.6.24 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686-bigmem- Linux 2.6.24 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-amd64- Linux 2.6.24 image on AMD64p linux-image-486- Linux kernel image on x86p linux-image-686- Linux kernel image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-686-bigmem- Linux kernel image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-amd64- Linux kernel image on AMD64p linux-image-k7- Linux kernel image on AMD K7p linux-image-vserver-686- Linux kernel image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4p linux-image-vserver-k7- Linux kernel image on AMD K7p linux-image-xen-686- Linux kernel image on i686p linux-image-xen-vserver-686- Linux kernel image on i686

"

"
cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 5
model           : 4
model name      : Pentium MMX
stepping        : 3
cpu MHz         : 233.866
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : yes
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 mmx
bogomips        : 466.94
"

But, which image?

The CPU appears to be a Pentium MMX.

The above list of images, have images for 486 CPU's, and for 686 CPU's,and for "PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4" CPU's, but not for either a straightPentium CPU, or for a Pentium MMX CPU.

From memory, a Pentium MMX CPU is different to a Pentium Pro CPU, and is

certainly less than a P2 CPU.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............

"So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
  Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
  "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
  A Trilogy In Four Parts",
  written by Douglas Adams,
  published by Pan Books, 1992

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