Re: auto update headers
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:30:31AM -0500, Preston Boyington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > why is it that after a round of updates via aptitude i have to go in and > install things like linux-headers afterwards? how can i tell it to > automatically update them along with the kernel? i was under the > impression that if i had them installed then aptitude would update them > as it does any other package. Presumably because the headers for each kernel are in a separate package (so they can be independently installed). So upgrading the header package for, say, kernel 2.6.18-4 won't install the headers for 2.6.25-2. The best way around this that I know is to install the kernel headers metapackage for your architecture; e.g., linux-headers-2.6-686 if you have an i686 kernel. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: auto update headers
On 07/16/2008 11:30 AM, Preston Boyington wrote: why is it that after a round of updates via aptitude i have to go in and install things like linux-headers afterwards? how can i tell it to automatically update them along with the kernel? i was under the impression that if i had them installed then aptitude would update them as it does any other package. usually i need this on my laptop. i use module assistant to compile the madwifi and fglrx support. without the headers installing i lose wifi on reboot and have to go through several steps to get it working again (not difficult, just more trouble than i would think it should be). if the headers were automatically installed i could open a terminal, run m-a, and then have my network up in just a minute or so. thanks all, Preston You didn't say what kernel you installed (nor what O/S you're using--I guess not Windows ;-) ). It sounds like you installed a kernel image meta-package such as linux-image-2.6-486. If so, also install the kernel headers meta-package for your kernel, e.g. linux-headers-2.6-486. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
auto update headers
why is it that after a round of updates via aptitude i have to go in and install things like linux-headers afterwards? how can i tell it to automatically update them along with the kernel? i was under the impression that if i had them installed then aptitude would update them as it does any other package. usually i need this on my laptop. i use module assistant to compile the madwifi and fglrx support. without the headers installing i lose wifi on reboot and have to go through several steps to get it working again (not difficult, just more trouble than i would think it should be). if the headers were automatically installed i could open a terminal, run m-a, and then have my network up in just a minute or so. thanks all, Preston -- Arrant Drivel - really, it's just trash... http://www.arrantdrivel.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
