Re: How do Kernel updates work on Woody?
From: Sturla Holm Hansen (sturla_at_lundkommisjonen.no)
Date: 07/15/04
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:24:47 +0200 To: Didar Hussain <didar@arbornet.org>
Didar Hussain wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm a new Debian user. I want to know how do kernel updates
>happen?
>
>Let me explain:
>
>I've installed "Woody" on my PC. The kernel is the default 2.4.18-bf2.4
>There have been certain recent kernel vulnerabilities. I'm sure
>these got patched. Then why is that when I do a `apt-get upgrade'
>I do not see any kernel update mentioned? Will I see it only if
>I install one of the optimized kernel-image packages?
>
>
>
Hi Didar.
You have to tell it to upgrade kernel specifically.
If you run apt-get install kernel-image you'll get an error-message saying
that you have to pick the one to install, this allso lists the
possibilities:
debian:~# apt-get install kernel-image
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package kernel-image is a virtual package provided by:
kernel-image-2.6.6-1-k7-smp 2.6.6-1
kernel-image-2.6.6-1-k7 2.6.6-1
kernel-image-2.6.6-1-686-smp 2.6.6-1
kernel-image-2.6.6-1-686 2.6.6-1
kernel-image-2.6.6-1-386 2.6.6-1
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7-smp 2.6.5-4
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7 2.6.5-4
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686-smp 2.6.5-4
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686 2.6.5-4
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-386 2.6.5-4
kernel-image-2.4.26-speakup 2.4.26-1
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-k7-smp 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-k7 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-k6 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-686-smp 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-686 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-586tsc 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.26-1-386 2.4.26-2
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-k7-smp 2.4.25-3
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-k7 2.4.25-3
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-k6 2.4.25-3
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-686-smp 2.4.25-3
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-686 2.4.25-3
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-586tsc 2.4.25-3
kernel-image-2.4.25-1-386 2.4.25-3
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package kernel-image has no installation candidate
debian:~#
So if you're running a pentium II or above you just run:
apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.26-1-686
or whatever kernel is appropriate for your machine :)
Hope this helps.
Sturla
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