Re: Best/Proper way to dist-upgrade Debian Testing except the kernel?

[riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com>]

On 12/4/19, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
> Sven Hartge wrote:
>> riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Because updating the kernel requires to reboot the system -AFAIK- in
>>> many cases I would prefer to 'dist-upgrade' (all packages) except the
>>> kernel -until a moment in which I can reboot the system-, so:
>>
>>> 1. Is this something right/viable/acceptable to do?
>>
>> You don't *need* to reboot the system the very moment an new kernel is
>> installed. Just upgrade all packages including the kernel and reboot
>> when it is convenient for you.
>
>   yes, the other thing worth mentioning is how to find
> out which versions you have installed to begin with.
>
>   i commonly use dpkg -l with grep to find out so for
> the kernel images i would use:
>
>  $ dpkg -l | grep linux-image

Hi, thanks a lot for the answers/info.

Just to clarify: How long one could go on upgrading debian-testing
(kernel included) without rebooting?

Thanks again.