Kent West: > > 1. Why the change from "kernel-image..." to "linux-image..."?
Because it is more specific and Debian can run on more kernels than just
linux. Not that many people actually /use/ other kernels, but it's
possible.
> 2. What is "-xen" and "-vserver"
Hm, Kernels for Xen and Vserver? Both of them are kernels for hardware
virtualization.
> 4. What's the difference between, say, "linux-image-2.6" and
> "linux-image-2.6-686" and "linux-image-2.6.18-6-686"?
Look at them with apt-cache show. Many of the linux-image-* packages
don't occupy space and just pull in the "right" kernel as a dependency.l
Which one you choose depends on how much of a control freak you are.
> I understand the
> last one is a specific version of the 2.6.18 kernel (the 6th sub-variant
> of the 2.6.18 kernel compiled for i686 machines?), but is the 2.6-686
> the 1st version of the i686 kernel, or something else?
No, it depends on the latest 2.6 kernel for 686.
J.
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