What are these packages doing ?

Hello ! What are these packages good for ? linux-image-amd64 linux-image-2.6-amd64 Are these meta-packages ? Or are these packages intend to let aptitude or apt-get automatically install the newest kernel-versions ? (If yes, then these are the packages I am looking for) Regards Hans --

Re: What are these packages doing ?

What are these packages good for ? linux-image-amd64 linux-image-2.6-amd64 Are these meta-packages ? Or are these packages intend to let aptitude or apt-get automatically install the newest kernel-versions ? (If yes, then these are the packages I am looking for) for sure

Events at login

Hope this is specific of amd64. I can't exactly remember when the problem started, probably along with a compilation. Now, at user login (single user, amd64 lenny, a NUMA-type multi dual-opteron machine) a long list appears before the prompt. The list includes: ---Last login ...date

Re: What are these packages doing ?

Hi tas, for sure linux-image-2.6-amd64 lets you have always the latest 2.6 kernel for amd64 installed. apt-cache show it and check Depends line: it should have (if your machine is enough up-to-date) the version 2.6.25-2. On etch it will install 2.6.18+6etch3 (2.6.25+14~bpo40+1 from backports is

Re: What are these packages doing ?

Saturday 09 August 2008, Sandro Tosi wrote : What are these packages good for ? linux-image-amd64 linux-image-2.6-amd64 Are these meta-packages ? Or are these packages intend to let aptitude or apt-get automatically install the newest kernel-versions ? (If yes, then these are the