Re: Testing: install new amd64 kernel in parallel

[Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com>]

 Hi.

On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:47:24 +0100
Felix Natter <fnatter@gmx.net> wrote:

> hi,
> 
> my USB is broken on current Testing (it worked a few days ago) and I
> suspect it's due to a kernel update:
> 
> $ uname -a
> Linux bitburger 3.10-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.10.7-1 (2013-08-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> Now I can see that a new "3.11+54" would come in with a "apt-get upgrade"
> (http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=linux-image-amd64&searchon=names&suite=testing&section=all).
> 
> But I suspect that this upgrade will overwrite my previous (3.10) kernel
> (like it did previously) ---> how can I tell apt to install the 3.11
> kernel in parallel so that I can go back to to 3.10 at the grub prompt?

In Debian they put different versions of kernel into different
packages.
Kernel 3.10-2-amd64 belongs to a package linux-image-3.10-2-amd64.
Kernel 3.11-2-amd64 belongs to a package linux-image-3.11-2-amd64.

The package 'linux-image-amd64' is a metapackage which depends on the
current linux-image-<insert-version-here>-amd64 package.


> Is it enough to install "linux-image-3.11-2-amd64" manually and then do
> the "apt-get upgrade"?

There is no need to complicate things. 'apt-get dist-upgrade' will
suffice, and it will keep your current kernel along with a new one.


> Thanks (and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this)!!

Merry Christmas to you too.

Reco