Re: What is Synaptic trying to tell me?
On Sat 20 Jan 2018 at 07:13:28 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 01/18/2018 06:59 PM, David Wright wrote:
> >Packages are normally held back when upgrading them would involve
> >removing a package or installing a new one, and that is forbidden
> >by the upgrade method you're using.
> >
> >So, for example, apt-get dist-upgrade was recently needed to upgrade
> >linux-image against Meltdown because a new package was being
> >installed. (Substitute "apt-get dist-upgrade" accordingly.)
>
> I don't understand the point you were trying convey saying
> *(Substitute "apt-get dist-upgrade" accordingly.)* when having just
> said "for example, apt-get dist-upgrade was recently needed".
I speak "apt-get", but I'm not a polyglot so you will have to
permute these:
apt aptitude synaptic get update upgrade dist safe full and lastly "-"
into your favourite command with suitable arguments by means of
diligent comparison of their man pages.
> >BTW when installing a kernel image (and related packages), you should
> >select the least specific generic package (like linux-image-686-pae)
> >rather than the versioned one. Because the new kernel was a new
> >package (-4 → -5), it wouldn't be seen as an upgrade except as a
> >dependency of the generic package.
> >
>
> I habitually use "expert install" for historical (hysterical ;) reasons.
> I've been in the habit of accepting the suggested kernel.
> But I've yet to find a reference listing the kernels offered and
> their features.
In this screen, which you will have encountered, you should install
the middle line unless you have particular reason not to:
┌───────────────────────────────┤ [?] Install the base system
├───────────────────────────────┐
│
│
│ The list shows the available kernels. Please choose one of them in
order to make the │
│ system bootable from the hard drive.
│
│
│
│ Kernel to install:
│
│
│
│ linux-image-4.9.0-4-amd64
│
│ linux-image-amd64
│
│ none
│
│
│
│ <Go Back>
│
│
│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
On an older PC, you might have a more important choice to make:
┌─────────────────────────┤ [?] Install the base system
├─────────────────────────┐
│
│
│ The list shows the available kernels. Please choose one of them in
order to │
│ make the system bootable from the hard drive.
│
│
│
│ Kernel to install:
│
│
│
│ linux-image-4.9.0-2-686
│
│ linux-image-586
│
│ linux-image-686
│
│ none
│
│
│
│ <Go Back>
│
│
│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
At various times in the past there have been options like -486 and
-pae according to the CPU's features. IIRC all 686 kernels now
assume -pae, so this old laptop has to use:
$ uname -r
3.16.0-5-586
$
Cheers,
David.
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