Can apt-get downlaod and install kernel updates?

jdruin · 04-19-2004, 08:59 PM

Can apt-get downlaod and install kernel updates? How about kernel upgrades to 2.4? 2.6?

ranger_nemo · 04-19-2004, 09:24 PM

Yes, apt-get can download and install kernel packages... As long as the repositories you have in /etc/apt/sources.list have the packages and any dependencies in them.

Usually, you need to run "apt-get install kernel", and it will give you a list of available kernel packages. Then, you run "apt-get install kernel#version.numbers" to install the specific kernel version you want.

Dswissmiss · 04-19-2004, 09:25 PM

Sure can, I used synaptic do download and install the kernel (2.6.25 in sarge) then did update-grub, and everything worked fine.

look here for more help

http://linuxquestions.org/questions/...ght=dswissmiss