Re: Powerfail-safe kernel pkg installation

2007-05-25 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Steve Langasek [Fri, 25 May 2007 11:36:25 -0700]: > With current aptitude, this is not the case. There is a specific aptitude > rule to exclude linux-image packages from "auto" handling. Oh, cool. I didn't know about this. Thanks, -- Adeodato Simó dato at

Re: Powerfail-safe kernel pkg installation

2007-05-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 08:30:14PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Matej Vela [Fri, 25 May 2007 20:16:44 +0200]: > > Actually, Debian's kernel packages never remove old versions, they > > simply pull in new ones. > This is not the case in one particular scenario: one installs one of the > kernel

Re: Powerfail-safe kernel pkg installation

2007-05-25 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Matej Vela [Fri, 25 May 2007 20:16:44 +0200]: > Actually, Debian's kernel packages never remove old versions, they > simply pull in new ones. This is not the case in one particular scenario: one installs one of the kernel metapackages, eg. linux-image-686, with aptitude. The image that gets ins

Re: Powerfail-safe kernel pkg installation

2007-05-25 Thread Matej Vela
Mirsad Todorovac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > During the upgrade to new kernel package it happened that I noted the > following: > > 1. package kernel-new was downloaded > 2. kernel-old was removed > 3. kernel-new was unpacked > 4. kernel-new was setup [...] Actually, Debian's kernel packages ne

Re: Debconf7 BoF Session?

2007-05-25 Thread Paul Adams
Hi, On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 12:44:36PM +0200, Amaya wrote: > A similkar project, with probably different goals, is being carried out > in Madrid, Spain. See http://libresoft.urjc.es/ Yes, I know Jesus, his team and their work at URJC well. Although their work is related they are not participating

Re: Debconf7 BoF Session?

2007-05-25 Thread Amaya
Hi Paul, Paul Adams wrote: > On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:24:06AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > > a European Commission funded project (called SQO-OSS) that's looking > > into methods for mining various forms of data associated with Free > > Software, and so deriving metrics that could be used to jud

Powerfail-safe kernel pkg installation

2007-05-25 Thread Mirsad Todorovac
Hi! During the upgrade to new kernel package it happened that I noted the following: 1. package kernel-new was downloaded 2. kernel-old was removed 3. kernel-new was unpacked 4. kernel-new was setup In case of power shortage between points 2 and 4 system would have been left in unusable, un

Re: Debconf7 BoF Session?

2007-05-25 Thread Paul Adams
Hi everyone, On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:24:06AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > I'd like to introduce Paul Adams of SiriusIT It's nice to meet you all! > -- he's currently involved in > a European Commission funded project (called SQO-OSS) that's looking into > methods for mining various forms of d

Debconf7 BoF Session?

2007-05-25 Thread Philip Hands
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'd like to introduce Paul Adams of SiriusIT -- he's currently involved in a European Commission funded project (called SQO-OSS) that's looking into methods for mining various forms of data associated with Free Software, and so deriving metrics th