On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 10:20:27AM -0400, Sam Rosenfeld wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 11 Jun 2006, Loke Berne wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2006-06-11 at 13:13 -0400, Sam Rosenfeld wrote: > > > > I am using Debian Sarge with a 2.4.27 linux kernel. To replace this > > > > kernel with a late 2.6 kernel, is it a simple apt-get install? If so, > > > > is > > > > there any danger of wiping out parts of my home directory? > > > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-<arch> would do the trick and should > > > pose no threat to your data > > > I tried to install a new kernel with: "apt-get install > kernel-image-2.6-i686" but it does not replace my old kernel (2.4.27), > even after a cold start. (I've not had any problem installing any (other) > application.) > > I would appreciate any help. > > sam
New kernels don't replace old kernels; they are installed alongside them. (exception, when there's a bugfix for essentially the same version of the kernel -- then it does replace). That way if everything falls apart with the new kernel, you can retreat to the old one. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]