Re: New kernel version availability.
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:28:59 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:
> How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is
> available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is
> available?
If it is available, the upgrade routine will auto-fetch it, as long as
you have the kernel metapackage installed (for a 64-bits kernel that's
"linux-image-amd64" package).
> For the present I do it by
>
> apt-cache search linux-image
>
> and then look for what is available.
>
> Is there a more elegant way?
"apt-get update && apt-get -V dist-upgrade" is what I use to run in
wheezy.
> PS apt-cache policy linux-image-exact_version shows only updates for the
> version - and not a new kernel version s 3.2 vs. 3.1
Anyway, AFAICS the latest available kernel in Debian is 3.1 (testing/sid)
and 3.2 (for experimental). What branch are you running?
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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