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Re: Does linux-image-3.10-2-amd64 package must have kernel-headers on SID?



On Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 08:39:45AM +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> writes:
> 
> > Is linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 not working for you? IOW, why the need/urge
> > to upgrade to the latest kernel?
> 
> Why not?

That is not an answer, but another question.

But in answering your question, a few reasons spring to mind:
 * Your original post is one.
 * Some hardware may start misbehaving
 * Some third party apps could start misbehaving¹
 

¹ This has happened to me. The folding at home client throws out errors
when running the 3.9 kernel, but works fine with the 3.2 kernel.

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oppressing." --- Malcolm X


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