Hi, I am confused and I wonder if some Debian expert can calm me down. I want to install several different kernel versions on a Debian server. Off-topic: this is something that Red Hat do without being asked (they keep several versions, usually 3), so it is something that seems natural to me.
However, I cannot find any documentation anywhere on the 'net that tells me how to get two or more kernel versions on the same Debian machine without compiling. I just want to install 2 or more linux-image packages and whatever else needs to be installed - and have them in grub, etc. The only things I see are "don't install new kernels" and "you can upgrade" and "download and compile". # apt-cache search linux-image shows 3.2.0, 4.2.0, and 2.6. I will be happy with the first two (though I'd like something in between as well). However, # apt-get install linux-image-4.2.0-1-amd64 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-image-4.2.0-1-amd64 : Breaks: initramfs-tools (< 0.110~) but 0.109.1 is to be installed Breaks: udev (< 208-8~) but 175-7.2 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. does not add to my confidence. I want 2 kernels, 2 initial ramdisks, etc., on the same machine and in the same grub without investing time to compile. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | p...@goldshmidt.org _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il