Charles Kroeger <ckro...@frankensteinface.com> writes: > On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:01 +0200 > Alex Robbins <alexdotrobb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As I understand it, there are 2 ways to go about this. I could build >> from the kernel.org source, or I could install from unstable. > > or you could install: > > linux-headers-amd64 > > linux-image-amd64 > > this would insure you always had the latest kernel and headers. > > Your architecture may be different so you might want to look to that in > regard to > my examples.
That will get him the latest kernel for his particular distribution ("testing", "wheezy", etc). The current kernel for either testing or unstable is 3.2; the current for experimental is 3.4; the current at kernel.org is 3.5. So far as I can tell, he can install from experimental to get 3.4, or build from source to get 3.5 (or build from source to get a 3.6 release candidate). I used to build all my own kernels, but have gotten lazier and lazier. I missed exactly what's been added in the latest kernels that he wants; unless there's something he explicitly needs from something later I'd stick with testing (which, in my experience, has always been rock-solid); I used to run unstable, but got burned by a few updates that left me unbootable. Of course, if his actual goal is to be a guinea pig, experimental is the way to go! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1by5l1rouu....@pfeifferfamily.net