Re: how to install kernel source 2.6.8
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:51:19AM +, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 03:31:38PM -0800, Mike McClain wrote: > > I've a mostly etch system and wanted to try the 2.6 kernel. > 2.4.27 and 2.6.8 are from Sarge. 2.2.25 is even older. Thanks for the tip, I hadn't realized 'apt-get update' doesn't update /var/lib/dpkg/available, just pulls down the Packages files. Another thing I find peculiar is that 'apt-get install linux-source-2.6.18 linux-headers-2.6.18-6-486' also pulled down gcc-4.1 and associated packages but left gcc-3.3 as the default so that the build failed when I tried to create a new kernel. What's the reasoning behind that? Thanks, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: how to install kernel source 2.6.8
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:31:38 -0800 Mike McClain wrote: > I've a mostly etch system and wanted to try the 2.6 kernel. ... > root@/deb40a:~> apt-get update > root@/deb40a:~> grep "Package: kernel-source" /var/lib/dpkg/available > Package: kernel-source-2.4.27 > Package: kernel-source-2.2.25 > Package: kernel-source-2.6.8 > > root@/deb40a:~> apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8 > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Package kernel-source-2.6.8 is not available, > but is referred to by another package. > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > is only available from another source > E: Package kernel-source-2.6.8 has no installation candidate Try grepping 'linux-source'; the nomenclature has changed. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: how to install kernel source 2.6.8
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 03:31:38PM -0800, Mike McClain wrote: > I've a mostly etch system and wanted to try the 2.6 kernel. > > mike@/deb40a:~> uname -a > Linux playground 2.4.27 #1 Mon Dec 24 13:55:08 PST 2007 i586 GNU/Linux > > The only un-commented lines in /etc/apt/sources.list are: > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free > > root@/deb40a:~> apt-get update > root@/deb40a:~> grep "Package: kernel-source" /var/lib/dpkg/available > Package: kernel-source-2.4.27 > Package: kernel-source-2.2.25 > Package: kernel-source-2.6.8 2.4.27 and 2.6.8 are from Sarge. 2.2.25 is even older. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il || a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il || best ICQ# 16849754 || friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
how to install kernel source 2.6.8
I've a mostly etch system and wanted to try the 2.6 kernel. mike@/deb40a:~> uname -a Linux playground 2.4.27 #1 Mon Dec 24 13:55:08 PST 2007 i586 GNU/Linux The only un-commented lines in /etc/apt/sources.list are: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free root@/deb40a:~> apt-get update root@/deb40a:~> grep "Package: kernel-source" /var/lib/dpkg/available Package: kernel-source-2.4.27 Package: kernel-source-2.2.25 Package: kernel-source-2.6.8 root@/deb40a:~> apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package kernel-source-2.6.8 is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package kernel-source-2.6.8 has no installation candidate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
