On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, Grok Mogger wrote:
Wackojacko wrote:
Grok Mogger wrote:
Hey everyone,
I'm hoping to get a new AMD Athlon 64 processor, and I'm a little
concerned that I can't identify the proper linux-image package (planning
on using etch).
I do an "aptitude search linux-image" and look through what comes up, but
none of them look like the right one. I did a search on Debian.org in the
package lists and found something more like what I anticipated: a package
named "linux-image-2.6.18-3-amd64".
http://packages.debian.org/testing/admin/linux-image-2.6-amd64
But this doesn't show up in my search results when I use aptitude. Can
anyone help me out? I'd primarily like to know what linux-image I should
use, but I'd also appreciate it if someone could shed some light on why my
aptitude search results often differ from what I find searching the
package list on debian.org, it's happened to me many times.
Thanks,
- GM
I assume you are currently running a non 64 bit processor and are therefore
using i386 version of debian. AFAIK there are no longer any amd64 kernels
in i386. The kernel you have linked is for the amd64 distribution which is
a completed different set of packages, the majority of which are 64 bit
specific. This requires a complete reinstall from scratch, although you
can keep the i386 install alongside if you wish. This is what I have done.
That said the generic 386 kernel, or better the K7 kernel in the i386
distribution will give you most of the extensions the amd64 is capable of
without the need to reinstall.
HTH
Wackojacko
Alright, I think that makes sense. So I have two more questions...
1) The reason I don't find the amd64 linux-images when I search with
aptitude is because aptitude is not showing me packages for a 64-bit
processor because my current system uses a 32-bit processor, correct?
Yes.
2) I'm actually building an entirely new system. So I will be reinstalling
everything. =) So I can safely assume that the installer will auto-detect
my AMD Athlon 64 and pick the right linux-image for me, right?
You'll want to use the amd64 version of the installer ---
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