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Re: kernel upgrade



2014-03-31 20:07 keltezéssel, Brad Rogers írta:
> For my set of circumstances, it is.  However, I neglected to take proper
> note of yours.  You're using apt-get (etc.) and I tend to use Synaptic.
> Clearly, behaviour is different in each case.
> 
> Mea Culpa.
> 
> With the meta-package installed on my system, Synaptic will pull in and
> install the latest kernel, and run grub-config to update the boot
> loader.  This result in making the new kernel the default, and demoting
> an other kernel(s) installed.  Once I'm happy that the upgraded kernel
> works as required, I can delete the old kernel(s), if I wish.  I usually
> keep one older kernel available, 'just in case'.

I have some machines which I administer remotely and some of them don't
have GUI at all. Synaptic is not an option for me. Moreover, apt-get is
faster :)

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