On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:33:01 +0800 "Jon Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Is your search string 'kernel-image'? I get a lot more entries. You should > >check your sources.list > > >Andrei > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1:43:34 am 3/02/2006 >>> > Yes I get a lot more, I only gave a sample, what I was showing is that I do > not get the version > on the strings that are returned when I do a apt-cache > search kernel-image You should have: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386 kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp ... These are the actual kernel packages, the other ones are for transition only. More information on a package with 'apt-chache show your-package-name'. > and I get nothing if I do a apt-cache search linux-image. That's normal if you don't have sources for 'testing' or 'unstable'. If you want to see those (and maybe install) you'll have to follow the steps for a mixed system http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-default-version HTH Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]