On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Kurt Lieber wrote: > On potato, I had to re-compile my kernel to get IP aliasing support. I > used the newbiedocs over at sourceforge, and one of the instructions was > to do the following: > > echo "kernel-image-2.2.19 hold" | dpkg --set-selections > > Which I assume tells dpkg not to ever upgrade kernel-image until I tell > it otherwise. > AFAIK kernels are only downloaded, not installed. It is harmless if apt downloads a new kernel image, but it is just a waste of bandwidth.
> I'd like to upgrade my workstation from potato to woody, but I'm not > sure how my re-compiled kernel fits in to all fo this. > Without problems. Besides, you are not running a 2.4 kernel. > So, what do I need to do to remove this flag? man dpkg tells me what > the hold flag is for, but not how to remove it. I think I can bypass it > with --force-things hold, but I have a feeling that's a sledgehammer > approach. I'm hoping there's a kinder, gentler way. It is better to do it. I installed once a kernel image source 2.2.17, but everytime I did a dist-upgrade, it wanted to download a newer version (2.2.18-pre6, 2.2.18, 2.2.19-pre*, 2.2.19,...) while I have been using 2.4 since February. Setting these packages to hold (or just to remove) prevents your computer from downloading unnecesary stuff. > Second question; when I upgrade to woody, is there any relatively easy > way to have it compile in support for IP aliasing or will I have to > recompile the kernel again after the upgrade is complete? > Not needed. Greetz, Sebastiaan > Thanks. > > --kurt > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
