On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 09:52:25AM +0900, Craig Hagerman wrote: > Hamish said that there is rarely a need to compile your own kernel > with Debian. I think I must have missed something. Is there a ways to > do a simple 'apt-get install new_kernel'? I did a google search for > something like 'debian kernel install', but all of the hits described > compiling your own new kernel.
Yes, there's packages called linux-image-* (previously kernel-image-*) which contain kernels including modules. With GRUB at least, installing a new kernel package will also add them to the boot menu. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

