Re: two version numbers on a kernel package?

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does it mean when there are two version numbers on a package. The -number is the Debian patchlevel: major.minor.patch-debpatch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: two version numbers on a kernel package?

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 08:43:31PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does it mean when there are two version numbers on a package. The -number is the Debian patchlevel: major.minor.patch-debpatch So in linux-image-2.6.17-2-486_2.6.17-9_i386.deb is the debpatch

Re: two version numbers on a kernel package?

2007-01-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 15:26 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 08:43:31PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does it mean when there are two version numbers on a package. The -number is the Debian patchlevel: major.minor.patch-debpatch

Re: two version numbers on a kernel package?

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 03:58:08PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 15:26 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 08:43:31PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does it mean when there are two version numbers on a package.

two version numbers on a kernel package?

2007-01-10 Thread hendrik
What does it mean when there are two version numbers on a package. For example, one kernel package in the etch installer RC1 is linux-image-2.6.17-2-486_2.6.17-9_i386.deb Now clearly the 2.6.17-2-486 is part of the package name, making it possible to install more than one kernel package,