On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Joey L <mjh2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, 02 May 2012 15:33:41 -0400, Joey L wrote: >>> >>> I thoiught it would be easy to google - how i can upgrade to the latest >>> kernel on debian squeeze. >>> >>> but apparently it is not as easy as i thought. does anyone have a quick >>> tutorial on how to do this ? >> >> Debian does not provide compiled kernels for the released versions (now >> Squeeze) other than the ones located at the backports repository¹. >> >> However, you can always grab whatever kernel you prefer from the >> "kernel.org" site and compile the sources by yourself which is also >> pretty easy (detailed instrucctions can be found here²). >> >> ¹http://backports-master.debian.org/ >> ²http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s06.html.en > > Okay - guys - thanks - i think you convinced me to go with backports :) > I have added it to my /etc/apt/source-list > and ran apt-get update > What do i do next - i have been googling it ...no luck on how to > install the latest 2.6.X kernel or the latest 3..3.X one. > Can they both live on the same box ??? I can juist different grub menu > options - is this possible?
You're welcome. Did you add "deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main" to your apt sources? Yes, you can have 2.6.32 and 3.2.0 coexist. Search for "linux-image" to see all installable kernels. 3.3 isn't available from backports; 3.2 is available because it's the kernel that'll be used for wheezy. 3.3 is available from the experimental repo. -- 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/CAOdo=swfj_vl3qvogyarrz-pqjxn0rm87qxjvjvxywkngsy...@mail.gmail.com
