On 21/11/14 11:50, Joel Roth wrote:
I upgraded sid, either to get new versions of software, and to avoid too long a gap in time (which I was told could lead to problem in upgrades having too cross too much "distance".) I note that apt-get upgrade/dist-upgrade did not advise installing new kernels.
In general, apt-get {dist-,}upgrade will never advise installing new kernels. It will install new kernels automatically if you have the linux-image-ARCHNAME metapackage for your architecture installed; if you don't have that metapackage installed (e.g. because you compile your own kernels), then new kernels (other than minor upgrades of the currently installed kernel version, if you're using a packaged kernel) will only be installed if you explicitly install them.