On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 02:05:57PM +0000, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:31:03 +0100 > François Patte <francois.pa...@mi.parisdescartes.fr> wrote: > > Hello François, > > >Since I installed debian sid (august 2013), I regularly made upgrade, > >but the kernel doesn't appear to be upgraded. Why? I am running > > Unless an additional package is installed, kernels are exempt from > upgrade. > > >Do I have to upgrade to 3.13-1-amd64?
Absolutely not! If your machine is working perfectly, why risk it? >If yes how to proceed? apt-get install <package name> just like any other package. > Either install the latest kernel manually or, if you prefer to have > kernels handled by your usual update routine, install linux-image-amd64, > which depends on the latest kernel version. Just to point out that there is nothing magical here. A new kernel is treated just like any other package, dpkg/apt etc doesn't know a kernel package from, e.g. beneath-a-steel-sky_0.0372-5_all.deb Have a nosy at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkg_basics.en.html -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140330033522.GA20599@tal
