Hi.
I *only* use Debian stable, so yes, it's definitely possible to install
On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 01:47:25PM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> On 23 February 2018 at 13:42, Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 01:14:16PM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> > > On 23 February 2018 at 12:43, Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 06:46:05PM +0100, Julien Aubin wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you have any clue on when the gcc fix for stretch is to be
> > released ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually the retpoline-compliant kernel is ready, and gcc fixes for
> > > > stretch
> > > > > seem to have already been implemented. So I dunno what is still
> > blocking
> > > > > the release. :'(
> > > >
> > > > https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4120
> > >
> > >
> > > Can it be true? A version of gcc that runs on stretch that will compile
> > > the latest fancy spectre fixes etc?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> >
> > So it seems. New kernel came today with the usual 'apt update && apt
> > upgrade' routine:
> >
> > $ uname -r
> > 4.9.0-6-amd64
> >
> > $ grep bug /proc/cpuinfo
> > bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2
> >
>
> Could you install this kernel in stretch at present or only in buster?
this kernel in stretch. This particular package is provided by
security.debian.org, so entire world is installing it on Debian stable
as I'm writing this.
Theoretically, of course, it should be possible to install this kernel
in testing (buster) and even get a bootable system.
Reco