On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:28:59 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is > available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is > available?
If it is available, the upgrade routine will auto-fetch it, as long as you have the kernel metapackage installed (for a 64-bits kernel that's "linux-image-amd64" package). > For the present I do it by > > apt-cache search linux-image > > and then look for what is available. > > Is there a more elegant way? "apt-get update && apt-get -V dist-upgrade" is what I use to run in wheezy. > PS apt-cache policy linux-image-exact_version shows only updates for the > version - and not a new kernel version s 3.2 vs. 3.1 Anyway, AFAICS the latest available kernel in Debian is 3.1 (testing/sid) and 3.2 (for experimental). What branch are you running? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.12.16.21.00...@gmail.com
