Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.26-10 Severity: minor -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1
Searching for available kernels on amd64 and i686 gives [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache search linux-image-2.6.26|grep image linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64 linux-image-2.6.26-1-openvz-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64, OpenVZ support linux-image-2.6.26-1-vserver-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64, Linux-VServer support linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ apt-cache search linux-image-2.6.26|grep image linux-image-2.6.26-1-486 - Linux 2.6.26 image on x86 linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 - Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 linux-image-2.6.26-1-686-bigmem - Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 - Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64 linux-image-2.6.26-1-openvz-686 - Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4, OpenVZ support linux-image-2.6.26-1-vserver-686 - Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4, Linux-VServer support linux-image-2.6.26-1-vserver-686-bigmem - Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4, Linux-VServer support linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-686 - Linux 2.6.26 image on i686 There is absolutely nothing here indicating the difference between linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 and linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 or between linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 and linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-686 Even worse, looking at the full description doesn't give any more clues: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 Priority: optional Section: admin Installed-Size: 80592 Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org> Architecture: amd64 Source: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.26-10 Provides: linux-image, linux-image-2.6, linux-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64 Depends: module-init-tools, initramfs-tools (>= 0.55) | yaird (>= 0.0.13) | linux-initramfs-tool Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0 Suggests: linux-doc-2.6.26, grub | lilo Conflicts: initramfs-tools (<< 0.55), yaird (<< 0.0.13) Filename: pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64_2.6.26-10_amd64.deb Size: 20890590 MD5sum: 57a7c479b688d8d001af9cfac2ebe0d4 SHA1: 005c0059bfff9dd7e44a939b3fc6c6e5c24409e0 SHA256: bca9497b3eb10a439ed5166fe5115a0acef9633c90ec560819652af1cfe5639a Description: Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64 This package provides the binary image and pre-built loadable modules for Linux kernel 2.6.26 on all 64bit single- and multiprocessor AMD and Intel machines. Tag: admin::kernel, implemented-in::c [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 Priority: optional Section: admin Installed-Size: 1836 Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org> Architecture: amd64 Source: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.26-10 Provides: linux-image, linux-image-2.6 Depends: linux-modules-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 (= 2.6.26-10), initramfs-tools (>= 0.55) Suggests: linux-doc-2.6.26, grub Conflicts: initramfs-tools (<< 0.55) Filename: pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64_2.6.26-10_amd64.deb Size: 1795348 MD5sum: f2d4ac2aca85eb8f0d56022a80e83dba SHA1: 6b3ef2b3565779f62a5bb16c572748ecbc670f58 SHA256: 1c5744fed9f97c24f6c20c3bd3768071143a1cf361d6f327f60c3a510c1e4d7e Description: Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64 This package provides the binary image for Linux kernel 2.6.26 on all 64bit single- and multiprocessor AMD and Intel machines. Tag: admin::kernel, implemented-in::c How is a novice user expected to guess which one of these to choose? Could the description of the Xen images please be updated with somewhat less generic descriptions? Thanks, Bjørn - -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (700, 'testing'), (650, 'stable'), (600, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkkhJuMACgkQ10rqkowbIsk/OACfe4NLVMS3o6av3SYAPghi3OEZ rdEAnje7LwUa5w7O6lAGr8MgnUj4iD7W =thJ8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]