Re: New kernel version availability.

2011-12-17 Thread Bob Proulx
Sthu Deus wrote: > apt-cache search linux-image > ... > Is there a more elegant way? In addition to the ways suggested by others there is also a program to query the database and provide other useful information. apt-show-versions | grep linux-image Mine shows: linux-image-2.6.32-5-686/sque

Re: New kernel version availability.

2011-12-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sb, 17 dec 11, 01:28:59, Sthu Deus wrote: > > How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is > available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is > available? Beside Camaleón's suggestion, aptitude keeps track of "new"[1] packages. You can show the list wit

Re: New kernel version availability.

2011-12-16 Thread Wayne Topa
On 12/16/2011 02:20 PM, Brian wrote: On Sat 17 Dec 2011 at 01:28:59 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is available? For the present I do it by apt-cache search linux-image

Re: New kernel version availability.

2011-12-16 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:28:59 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is > available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is > available? If it is available, the upgrade routine will auto-fetch it, as long as you have the kernel m

Re: New kernel version availability.

2011-12-16 Thread Brian
On Sat 17 Dec 2011 at 01:28:59 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is > available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is > available? > > For the present I do it by > > apt-cache search linux-image > > and then look for wha

New kernel version availability.

2011-12-16 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day. How do I find out if there is a new version of linux kernel package is available? - I mean, having 3.1 installed, to know that 3.2 is available? For the present I do it by apt-cache search linux-image and then look for what is available. Is there a more elegant way? PS