[mythtv-users] Re: Interesting observation of apt-get

Nowhere nowhere at cox.net
Mon Sep 13 15:01:04 EDT 2004


> apt-get cannot guess what kind of kernel/kernel modules you'd like to
> install, so it picks one of the available ones.
> 
> Always use install for kernel upgrades and kernel module installation
> for this new kernel, e.g.
> 
> NEWKERNEL=a.b.c-d
> 
> apt-get install kernel-module-{foo,bar}-$NEWKERNEL
> (will pull in the proper kernel, too)
> --
> Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net

Is there a way to disable kernel upgrades from dist-upgrade option? Or
is it just accepted practice to tune the dist-upgrade afterwards?

Thanks again Axel!
Eric

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