Hi Boyd, On Feb 1, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > New upstream versions, or any version that changes the kernel ABI will be > retained (or at least can be simply retained), since the kernel ABI will be > in > the new package name--it is a replacement only as far as relatively weak > dependencies are concerned. > > For example, your Lenny kernel will be retained when/if you get a kernel from > Squeeze (e.g. during a release-time upgrade). You can install the Lenny, > Squeeze and Sid kernels side-by-side with some ease currently.
This makes perfect sense. > If there is a Lenny-and-a-half "release", it might have a kernel with a new > ABI. (The Etch-and-a-half "release" did.) If that is the case, installing > the "Lenny-and-a-half kernel" and the "Lenny kernel" concurrently will also > be > quite easy. Well, in my case, the difference between the kernel images provided by the following two debs: linux-image-2.6.26-2-686_2.6.26-17_i386.deb linux-image-2.6.26-2-686_2.6.26-21_i386.deb don't differentiate by a release as I understand it, correct? > You could. Since the kernel ABI determines module compatibility, modules for > the new kernel would work with the old one it is was not assigned a package > name. OK, this is good to know. thanks for your help! -lev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org