apt can't find 2.6 kernels

Stan the caddy · 01-07-2005, 10:15 PM

Hi,
I have just installed debian woody(I dont have X working yet) and am trying upgrade my kernel to a 2.6 version. When i do a "apt-cache search kernel-image" it only gives me a list of 2.2 and 2.4 kernels. What repositorys should i have in my sources.list to get a 2.6 kernel? I also need the headers and stuff so i can install my nvidia driver.

thanks

basileus · 01-08-2005, 04:47 AM

You probably don't have the "testing" in your /etc/apt/sources.list

For example, my config looks like this:

# I don't want any stable (woody) packages

#deb http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free

# I do want testing (sarge) packages

deb http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free

# I don't want unstable (sid) either

deb http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

After updating the file, do a "apt-get update". I also suggest installing aptitude, it it a very powerful frontend for apt-get.

macondo · 01-08-2005, 07:52 AM

HOWTO install sarge with the net-installer-rc2
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...e+installation

Stan the caddy · 01-08-2005, 11:56 AM

Ok that got it, thanks Basileus for that relevent post. Could anyone tell me how to use apt to see what packages are currently installed? I've been through a few apt howtos and they dont tell you how to do that.

thanks

makuyl · 01-08-2005, 03:03 PM

You can use dpkg-query as in:
dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Installed-Size} ${Package}\n' | sort -n
dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Installed-Size} ${Package}\n' | grep kernel

Or dpkg -l as in:
COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l|grep kernel

I actually have this line in /etc/profile:
alias cod="COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l|grep"

So when I want to see which kernel packages are installed I just type: cod kernel

EDIT: You can adjust the COLUMNS= to suit your resolution.