On (06/01/04 14:33), Jan Albrecht wrote: > after my debian is working without problems on my firewall for a few months, > I have two more or less simple questions: > > #1 > While updating or installing a package the computer needs a lot of time. For > example updating 2 packages took about 45 minutes. Okay, the computer is > only a P133 with 16 MB RAM, but is this a normal behaviour? RPM never took > so long to install. > Is there any way to speed up this process or just the normal way? This doesn't sound right - I have an 80Mz Mac with 80Mb RAM and 160Mb swap ... increasing the RAM should help.
> #2 > Is it possible to install a new kernel with "apt-get upgrade"? Or is the > only way to upgrade the kernel to recompile a new one with the dpkg options? The latest kernel image available as a package is 2.4.18 (woody) - there are later kernels in testing/unstable. Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
