Re: which kernel to install?

On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 01:27:05PM -0500, Default User wrote:
Just trying to do an expert non-gui install of Etch. During base system
installation, it asks which kernel to install:

linux-image-2.6.18-4-486

this is a specific kernel version and refers to a package which
actually contains a kernel.


linux-image-2.6-486

this is a meta-package which points to the latest version of the 2.6
kernel for the 486 architecture. that is currently 2.6.18-4, so if you
install this, you will get the one above. However, if a new version of
2.6.18 comes out, then this package will change to point to the new
kernel and you will automagically upgrade the kernel.

so pick the first one if you want that specific kernel with no
upgrades. pick the second on if you always want the latest 2.6
kernel.



none (yeah, right. Here I just pull one out of my . . . sleeve.)

roll your own, of course :)

A

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