Checking latest version in remote repository?
Hello
I'm running Debian on an ARM appliance and would like to check which is the latest version available in the repository. I read that I should run "apt-cache policy <package name>" but I don't understand what to type to check the Linux kernel package. Here's what "dpkg -l | grep linux" returns: Code:
ii libselinux1:armel 2.1.9-5 armel SELinux runtime shared libraries Code:
# lsb_release -a |
linux-image-kirkwood is the metapackage that will pull in the latest linux-image-*-kirkwood kernel package available for Debian 7
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Hi,
On Debian the kernel packages begin with "linux-image-", so from your dpkg output it's linux-image-3.2.0-4-kirkwood. If you want to know the details about this package and its version, you can run the apt-cache command you posted. BTW, I think the capital 'F' in your dpkg output means that the package is not completely configured, so you might need to run dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-3.2.0-4-kirkwood. |
Thanks for the infos.
Here are the outputs: Code:
# dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-3.2.0-4-kirkwood Here's what's in /boot: Code:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107566 Jan 13 01:12 config-3.2.0-4-kirkwood The latest Linux kernel is 3.18: Am I correct in understanding that either Debian is more conservative and doesn't provide packages for the latest kernel, or the Kirkwood kernel speficically is only compiled every few months? Thank you. |
That is the latest kernel available for Debian 7.
Debian is meant to be conservative and stable. If you want a newer kernel, you can: * Enable the backports repository (linux-image-kirkwood is up to 3.16 in wheezy-backports), * Use a different distribution (like Arch), or * Compile it yourself. |
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apt-get update |
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