On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 11:42:50PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 1/25/14, Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 09:37:08PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > >> On 1/25/14, Zenaan Harkness <z...@freedbms.net> wrote: > >> > >> > Now these are the only two uncommented lines in /etc/apt/sources.list: > >> > deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free > >> > deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib > >> > >> bleh!! > >> > >> wheezy is not sid :/ > >> > >> sorry for the noise... > > > > Also the kernel is not automatically updated when a newer version comes > > out unless you have the kernel meta package installed, e.g: > > "linux-image-amd64" > > Good point. Not applicable in my particular case.
No, hence the 'also', but still worth remembering. > Is the kernel not auto-updated, even if the package name is the same? TTBOMK, yes it is. (Otherwise how would security patches be accomplished?) > Eg, in my case, the kernel I needed was in the package: > linux-image-3.12-1-rt-amd64 > > which package name did not change, but the "version" did as follows, from: > Version : 3.12.6-2 > to > Version : 3.12.8-1 But it was automatically upgraded? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20140125131642.GA29014@tal
