On Wed, 2017-06-14 at 20:55 +0200, Federico Beffa wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using the soon to be released Debian Stretch on a Dell XPS 15 9550 > with a Dell WD15 docking station. The kernel provided in Stretch > works fine for the laptop, but I have many issues when using the > docking station (black screens in many circumstances, hot plugging > causes freezes, ...). > > For this reason I would like to try a newer kernel. I saw that in > experimental there is a package for a kernel of the 4.11 line. I > would like to ask if it is safe to install it following the > instructions at <https://wiki.debian.org/HowToUpgradeKernel> and if > there is any special precaution that I should adopt.
It should be fairly safe, though it's missing a few security fixes. In any case, 4.11 will go into unstable next week (after the release). Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Humans are not rational beings; they are rationalising beings.
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