Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-22 Thread John L Fjellstad
Paul Gear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How do you know when a new kernel has been released (say for security > reasons)? What is the approved method for finding this out? It's announced in the debian security mailinglist. -- John L. Fjellstad web: http://www.fjellstad.org/ Quis custo

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Paul Gear
Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > ... >>>you should update your kernel manually, i mean apt-get install >>>kernel-2.4.x, because atp-get doesn't update kernel automaticaly. >> >>How do you know when a new kernel has been released (say for security >>reasons)? What is the approved method for finding this

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread John Hasler
Wayne Topa writes: > Is was my feeble attempt to teach the OP how to fish and instead it > taught me something, and hopefully the OP as well. It should also teach man page authors to write decent short descriptions. It won't. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwo

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Wayne Topa
Shaul Karl([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 01:13:58PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > > Scott Mohnkern([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > hmmm. I've never tried "apt-get search" before > > > > > > and it didn't work.. > > > > He meant apt-cach

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 the mental interface of Paul Gear told: > Mariano Wahlmann wrote: > > ... > > you should update your kernel manually, i mean apt-get install > > kernel-2.4.x, because atp-get doesn't update kernel automaticaly. > > How do you know when a new kernel has been released (say for s

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Paul Gear
Mariano Wahlmann wrote: > ... > you should update your kernel manually, i mean apt-get install > kernel-2.4.x, because atp-get doesn't update kernel automaticaly. How do you know when a new kernel has been released (say for security reasons)? What is the approved method for finding this out? --

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get? BEWARE twits abroad

2004-08-20 Thread John Summerfield
For a new kernel you need kernel-image Mike wrote: Scott Mohnkern wrote: Got it, this is what I ended up with: cpcug:/homec/mohnkern# apt-cache search kernel-source kernel-source-2.4.10 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.10 kernel-source-2.4.14 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.14 freeswan

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Shaul Karl
On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 01:13:58PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > Scott Mohnkern([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > hmmm. I've never tried "apt-get search" before > > > > and it didn't work.. > > He meant apt-cache search. > > I was goint to tell you that you could use apropos se

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Kevin Mark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 03:49:41PM -0400, Scott Mohnkern wrote: > Got it, this is what I ended up with: > > cpcug:/homec/mohnkern# apt-cache search kernel-source > kernel-source-2.4.10 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.10 > kernel-source-2.4.14 -

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Kevin Mark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 09:13:39AM -0400, Scott Mohnkern wrote: > This is probably a really stupid question. > > should apt-get being doing kernel updates? For some reason I'm still > running 2.2. > > > Scott Mohnkern Hi Scott, the kernel is not

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread John Hasler
Wayne Topa writes: > I was goint to tell you that you could use apropos search, to find what > man page name uses search, but it doesn't come up with apt-cache for > some reason. Apropos searches only the names and short descriptions. For apt-cache that's "apt-cache - APT package handling utility

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Mike
Scott Mohnkern wrote: Got it, this is what I ended up with: cpcug:/homec/mohnkern# apt-cache search kernel-source kernel-source-2.4.10 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.10 kernel-source-2.4.14 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.14 freeswan - IPSEC utilities for FreeSWan kernel-source-2.2.10

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Scott Mohnkern
Got it, this is what I ended up with: cpcug:/homec/mohnkern# apt-cache search kernel-source kernel-source-2.4.10 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.10 kernel-source-2.4.14 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.14 freeswan - IPSEC utilities for FreeSWan kernel-source-2.2.10 - Linux kernel source.

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Wayne Topa
Scott Mohnkern([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > hmmm. I've never tried "apt-get search" before > > and it didn't work.. He meant apt-cache search. I was goint to tell you that you could use apropos search, to find what man page name uses search, but it doesn't come up with ap

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Alec Berryman
begin quotation of Scott Mohnkern on 2004-08-20 11:47:44 -0400: > hmmm. I've never tried "apt-get search" before Typo - `apt-cache search`. Sorry signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Scott Mohnkern
hmmm. I've never tried "apt-get search" before and it didn't work.. Scott On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:10:07 -0400, Alec Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: begin quotation of Scott Mohnkern on 2004-08-20 09:13:39 -0400: should apt-get being doing kernel updates? For some reason I'm still running 2

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Alec Berryman
begin quotation of Scott Mohnkern on 2004-08-20 09:13:39 -0400: > should apt-get being doing kernel updates? For some reason I'm > still running 2.2. apt-get will be doing updates to your kernel; problem is, I doubt there are any. The kernel packages are generally version specific; for exampl

Re: Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Mariano Wahlmann
Scott Mohnkern wrote: This is probably a really stupid question. should apt-get being doing kernel updates? For some reason I'm still running 2.2. Scott Mohnkern you should update your kernel manually, i mean apt-get install kernel-2.4.x, because atp-get doesn't update kernel automaticaly. -

Kernel updates with apt-get?

2004-08-20 Thread Scott Mohnkern
This is probably a really stupid question. should apt-get being doing kernel updates? For some reason I'm still running 2.2. Scott Mohnkern -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou