Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi.
hi Reco, > On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:47:24 +0100 > Felix Natter <fnat...@gmx.net> wrote: > >> hi, >> >> my USB is broken on current Testing (it worked a few days ago) and I >> suspect it's due to a kernel update: >> >> $ uname -a >> Linux bitburger 3.10-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.10.7-1 (2013-08-17) x86_64 >> GNU/Linux >> >> Now I can see that a new "3.11+54" would come in with a "apt-get upgrade" >> (http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=linux-image-amd64&searchon=names&suite=testing§ion=all). >> >> But I suspect that this upgrade will overwrite my previous (3.10) kernel >> (like it did previously) ---> how can I tell apt to install the 3.11 >> kernel in parallel so that I can go back to to 3.10 at the grub prompt? > > In Debian they put different versions of kernel into different > packages. > Kernel 3.10-2-amd64 belongs to a package linux-image-3.10-2-amd64. > Kernel 3.11-2-amd64 belongs to a package linux-image-3.11-2-amd64. > > The package 'linux-image-amd64' is a metapackage which depends on the > current linux-image-<insert-version-here>-amd64 package. > > >> Is it enough to install "linux-image-3.11-2-amd64" manually and then do >> the "apt-get upgrade"? > > There is no need to complicate things. 'apt-get dist-upgrade' will > suffice, and it will keep your current kernel along with a new one. I guess the same goes for 'apt-get upgrade'? And the reason why I got automatic (replacing) updates for linux-image 3.10 is that it was minor version update (3.10.x)? Can you really recommend 'apt-get dist-upgrade' over 'apt-get upgrade'? >> Thanks (and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this)!! > > Merry Christmas to you too. Many Thanks! -- Felix Natter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8761qdt7mi....@bitburger.home.felix