Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > > $ apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 > > > > That will work. It will also cause linux-image-amd64 to be removed. > > Why should that happen?
You are right. That by itself won't. I was wrong. I had thought (incorrectly) that apt-get install linux-image-amd64=3.2+46 would have a depends on "linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 (= 3.2.57-3+deb7u1)" as a hard equal depends but now that I look I see that it has a simple depends without any version information attached to it. Depends: linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 So in actuality linux-image-amd64 in Wheezy depends upon linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 which ensures that the Wheezy kernel of any version is installed. As long as the Wheezy kernel is installed then it will receive security upgrades. So all good and works great. And that is separate from what actually gets booted due to the sort ordering of the bootable kernels. Unless someone takes care the latest kernel would be the one booted. So if you want to return to the Wheezy kernel full time then I would remove the bpo kernel to avoid any possible issue there. (Not that the bpo kernel is a problem. The bpo kernel is great. So is the Wheezy kernel. Just suggesting to remove it to ensure that the system boots the kernel you want it to boot.) Bob
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