Sven Hartge wrote: > riveravaldez <riveravaldezm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Because updating the kernel requires to reboot the system -AFAIK- in >> many cases I would prefer to 'dist-upgrade' (all packages) except the >> kernel -until a moment in which I can reboot the system-, so: > >> 1. Is this something right/viable/acceptable to do? > > You don't *need* to reboot the system the very moment an new kernel is > installed. Just upgrade all packages including the kernel and reboot > when it is convenient for you.
yes, the other thing worth mentioning is how to find out which versions you have installed to begin with. i commonly use dpkg -l with grep to find out so for the kernel images i would use: $ dpkg -l | grep linux-image mainly out of habit. in newer lingo: $ apt list linux-imag* which will show which linux-images are out there and which ones you have installed. songbird