On Monday 08 February 2010 14:01:26 Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:24:06 -0500 (EST), Mike Viau wrote:
> > I need the xen patches that are incorperated in the kernel.
>
> > I also happen to know the kernel is more recent then my 2.6.26-2-amd64
> > kernel in Debian Lenny.
>
> The second issue. If you need a newer kernel than the 2.6.26 kernel used
> by the stable release (Lenny), there are a couple of options.
>
> If you are satisfied with the stable system except for the kernel, and want
> a newer kernel, I suggest you try a newer kernel from
> http://www.backports.org
>
> If you want all the packages on your system at a newer level, you might
> consider the testing (Squeeze) system.
>
> If you want to live really dangerously, and run the latest bleeding edge
> code, you might try the unstable (Sid) release. Be prepared for things
> to break.
bss@monster:~% apt-cache policy | grep release
release a=now
release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia
Packages,a=experimental,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main
release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=unstable,l=Unofficial
Multimedia Packages,c=main
release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=testing,l=Unofficial
Multimedia Packages,c=main
release v=None,o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=stable,l=Unofficial
Multimedia Packages,c=main
release v=None,o=Backports.org archive,a=lenny-backports,l=Backports.org
archive,c=non-free
release v=None,o=Backports.org archive,a=lenny-backports,l=Backports.org
archive,c=contrib
release v=None,o=Backports.org archive,a=lenny-backports,l=Backports.org
archive,c=main
release o=volatile.debian.org,a=stable,l=debian-volatile,c=non-free
release o=volatile.debian.org,a=stable,l=debian-volatile,c=contrib
release o=volatile.debian.org,a=stable,l=debian-volatile,c=main
release v=None,o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free
release v=None,o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib
release v=None,o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian-Security,c=main
release v=5.0,o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free
release v=5.0,o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib
release v=5.0,o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian-Security,c=main
release o=Debian,a=experimental,l=Debian,c=non-free
release o=Debian,a=experimental,l=Debian,c=contrib
release o=Debian,a=experimental,l=Debian,c=main
release o=Debian,a=unstable,l=Debian,c=non-free
release o=Debian,a=unstable,l=Debian,c=contrib
release o=Debian,a=unstable,l=Debian,c=main
release o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian,c=non-free
release o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian,c=contrib
release o=Debian,a=testing,l=Debian,c=main
release v=5.0.4,o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free
release v=5.0.4,o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=contrib
release v=5.0.4,o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=main
bss@monster:~% aptitude search xen-amd64
p aufs-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Stackable unification
filesystem for Linux 2.6 on AM
p aufs-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Stackable unification
filesystem for Linux 2.6.26 on
p drbd8-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - RAID 1 over TCP/IP for Linux
2.6 on AMD64
p drbd8-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - RAID 1 over TCP/IP for Linux
2.6.26 on AMD64
p ipw2100-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
(ipw2100) driver modules for
p ipw2100-modules-2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 - Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
(ipw2100) driver modules for
p ipw2200-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 and
2915ABG (ipw2200) driver
p ipw2200-modules-2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 - Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 and
2915ABG (ipw2200) driver
p ipw3945-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
(ipw3945) driver modules
p ipw3945-modules-2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 - Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
(ipw3945) driver modules
p iscsitarget-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - iSCSI Enterprise Target for
Linux 2.6 on AMD64
p iscsitarget-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - iSCSI Enterprise Target for
Linux 2.6.26 on AMD64
p ivtv-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - driver for the iTVC15 family
of MPEG codecs modules
p ivtv-modules-2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 - driver for the iTVC15 family
of MPEG codecs modules
p linux-headers-2.6-xen-amd64 - Header files for Linux 2.6-
xen-amd64
p linux-headers-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 - Header files for Linux
2.6.26-1-xen-amd64
p linux-headers-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Header files for Linux
2.6.26-2-xen-amd64
p linux-image-2.6-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6 image on AMD64,
oldstyle Xen support
p linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64,
oldstyle Xen support
p linux-image-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64,
oldstyle Xen support
p linux-image-xen-amd64 - Linux image on AMD64,
oldstyle Xen support
v linux-latest-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 -
p linux-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6 modules on AMD64
p linux-modules-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 modules on AMD64
p linux-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 modules on AMD64
p linux-modules-xen-amd64 - Linux modules on AMD64
p loop-aes-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - loop-AES encryption for Linux
2.6 on AMD64
p loop-aes-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - loop-AES encryption for Linux
2.6.26 on AMD64
p lzma-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Lempel Ziv compression method
(LZMA) for Linux 2.6 o
p lzma-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Lempel Ziv compression method
(LZMA) for Linux 2.6.2
p nilfs2-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Log-structured snapshotting
filesystem for Linux 2.6
p nilfs2-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Log-structured snapshotting
filesystem for Linux 2.6
p redhat-cluster-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Redhat Cluster infrastructure
for Linux 2.6 on AMD64
p redhat-cluster-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Redhat Cluster infrastructure
for Linux 2.6.26 on AM
p rt73-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Driver for Ralink RT73
wireless network card modules
p rt73-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Driver for Ralink RT73
wireless network card modules
p speakup-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Screen review module for
Linux 2.6 on AMD64
p speakup-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Screen review module for
Linux 2.6.26 on AMD64
p squashfs-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - Compression filesystem for
Linux 2.6 on AMD64
p squashfs-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - Compression filesystem for
Linux 2.6.26 on AMD64
p tp-smapi-modules-2.6-xen-amd64 - ThinkPad hardware/firmware
access for Linux 2.6 on A
p tp-smapi-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - ThinkPad hardware/firmware
access for Linux 2.6.26 o
p xen-linux-system-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 - XEN system with Linux 2.6.26
image on AMD64
p xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 - XEN system with Linux 2.6.26
image on AMD64
bss@monster:~%
I have stable, backports, testing, unstable, and even experimental. Sorry,
DDs have not yet packaged anything newer than 2.6.26 that includes the Xen
patches. I thought there were also some possible trademark issues with newer
Xen releases, so it's possible there's some delay there as well.
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