Thanks Raseel for that command but it looks like 2.6.24-20-generic has no installation candidate.
Mehel: There is actually no reason. I just wanted to try. Why? Wouls something happen if I was using an updated kernel from the repositories? On 9/15/08, Mehul Ved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/14/08, Fabian Enos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, > > HI, > >> I just spent the last half an hour googling on this topic. Does >> anybody know how I can update to the latest version?? > > 1) You want the latest version available in ubuntu's official repositories? > 2) Or the latest stable release from kernel.org? > 3) Or the cutting edge git checkout? > > For 1, you will need to run upgrades. In case you want a kernel from a > higher release without upgrading full distro, i.e. if you're using > hardy but want the kernel bundled with intrepid, you need to look at > apt-pinning[1]. > > For 2, you can download the kernel from kernel.org[2], configure it > using make menuconfig or make xconfig. Then you can use package > management tools to package it as a deb, but this will be a lengthy > process as you will have to compile the packages. Also, for newbies it > takes quite a few trial and errors to get a working config. You could > search for custom kernel compilation with ubuntu. Couple of useful > links I could find are on howtoforge[3] and ubuntuforums[4]. > > For 3, you will need to install git[5] from ubuntu repositories[6] and > checkout the latest kernel source then compile it using the method > shown in reference 3. You can also view git users documentation on > kernel.org[7]. > > All this said and done, what is your primary reason for wanting to > upgrade to a newer kernel, once the reason is stated people would get > a clearer idea and give better suggestions. > > References:- > 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto > 2. http://kernel.org/ > 3. http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu > 4. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelCustomBuild > 5. http://www.eu.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git > 6. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelGitGuide > 7. http://www.eu.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
