Robert Hood, Ph.D., 2002-Apr-18 17:25 -0500:
> Hi, this list has been really helpful so far.
> 
> just a newbie question: I've read that the short answer to when to upgrade
> my kernal is *never* -- but my gateway 2500 needs some usb support not in
> the current kernal (2.2).  Is there something like "apt-get" for a new
> kernal that will hold my hand through the process?

The only reason I ever upgrade to a new kernel is if I'm 
experiencing instability due to kernel issues or if I need to
add hardware support that isn't in the current kernel.

You can use the appropriate kernel-image package or compile your
own.

jc


-- 
Jeff Coppock            Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian          Admin and User


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