On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 18:13:24 +0800, Bret Busby ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008, Bob Cox wrote: > >> >> On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 16:24:00 +0800, Bret Busby ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello. >>> >>> We have Debian 4.0 running on one of our computers; a server of sorts. >>> >>> Accessing that computer, for system updates, etc, is done through >>> telnet. >>> >>> Running uname -a, which I understand returns the kernel version, returns >>> 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i586 GNU/Linux >>> >>> In searching on the Internet, I cannot find an easy way, using apt-get, >>> of updating (or upgrading) the kernel, and it is clearly not >>> automatically done when running apt-get update followed by >>> apt-get-upgrade. >>> >>> The GUI system update/upgrade facility on my workstation (also Debian >>> 4.0), automatically includes kernel updates; the last one done today >>> (from Synaptic File -> History, "linux-image-2.6.18-6-k7 >>> (2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch6) to 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22"). >>> >>> How do I get what automatically works with the GUI update/upgrade >>> facility, to work with a command line apt-get update then apt-get >>> dist-upgrade facility, to update/upgrade the kernel? >>> >>> Thank you in anticipation. >> >> To start with, could you post the output of: >> >> cat /etc/apt/sources.list >> > > Sorry. > Last posting was file(s) from this workstation, not from the server in > question. > > cat /etc/apt/sources.list > # deb http://mirror.wa.3fl.net/debian/ etch main contrib non-free > # deb http://mirror.wa.3fl.net/debian/ etch/updates main contrib > non-free > > deb http://ftp.uwa.edu.au/mirrors/linux/debian/ etch main contrib > non-free > deb http://ftp.wa.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free > deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free > > > > # deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing > etch/security-updates main contrib non-free > # deb http://ftp.wa.au.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib > # deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib > > > #deb http://ftp.wa.au.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib > #deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib > #deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free > > >> and, if it exists, this one: >> >> cat /etc/apt/preferences >> >> If these are ok, one other possibility is that the kernel package is on >> 'hold'. Try this: >> >> aptitude search ~ahold >> > > cat /etc/apt/preferences > cat: /etc/apt/preferences: No such file or directory Ok, well the sources file looks ok. I was going to repeat asking you to try: aptitude search ~ahold but maybe instead, as suggested by Jonathan, try: aptitude search linux-image and post the output here please. -- Bob Cox. Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, UK. Registered user #445000 with the Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
