On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:56:13 +0100, knoppix wrote:
> Hi
>
> is apt-get update kernel-2.6 enough to upgrade the kernel ?
>
Kernels work differently than other debian packages. Each kernel revision
is a *different* package. So, do:
apt-get update
apt-cache search kernel-image
apt-get install kernel-image-whatever
That will install a new kernel. I don't know your setup, but if you are
using the standard setup, then IIRC the post install script will ask you
questions and link your new kernel to /vmlinuz and your old (current) one
to /vmlinuz-old (I *think* - I build and install my kernels by hand, so
it's a while since I've seen the script run).
If you are using lilo ***don't forget to run it***
Also, old kernels are never removed. To see what kernels you have hanging
around, ls /boot
To remove an old kernel (it won't silently remove your current kernel):
dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-whatever
You can derive the kernel image name from the kernel executable in /boot
like this:
vmlinuz-2.4.23-1-k7 is kernel-image-2.4.23-1-k7
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