On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 16:24:00 +0800, Bret Busby ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Hello. > > We have Debian 4.0 running on one of our computers; a server of sorts. > > Accessing that computer, for system updates, etc, is done through > telnet. > > Running uname -a, which I understand returns the kernel version, returns > 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i586 GNU/Linux > > In searching on the Internet, I cannot find an easy way, using apt-get, > of updating (or upgrading) the kernel, and it is clearly not > automatically done when running apt-get update followed by > apt-get-upgrade. > > The GUI system update/upgrade facility on my workstation (also Debian > 4.0), automatically includes kernel updates; the last one done today > (from Synaptic File -> History, "linux-image-2.6.18-6-k7 > (2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch6) to 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22"). > > How do I get what automatically works with the GUI update/upgrade > facility, to work with a command line apt-get update then apt-get > dist-upgrade facility, to update/upgrade the kernel? > > Thank you in anticipation. To start with, could you post the output of: cat /etc/apt/sources.list and, if it exists, this one: cat /etc/apt/preferences If these are ok, one other possibility is that the kernel package is on 'hold'. Try this: aptitude search ~ahold -- Bob Cox. Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, UK. Registered user #445000 with the Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]