On Monday 13 October 2014 20:59:04 Bret Busby wrote: > If I use the backports thing, to go to a newer kernel, would that be > compatible with the Debian 7 system as it stands, or, would I end up > with a hybrid (mixture of stable and testing) system?
Yes, it would be compatible. I have done this on at least three boxen at least five times, and then upgraded the backported kernel, and so far it has always been successful - and solved the problem I was trying to solve. The Wheezy box I am typing this on was upgraded to 3.10 from backports, has been upgraded as upgrades were available, and is currently on 3.14. I generally leave at least four kernels: the Wheezy standard one, the first I upgraded to, the most recent and the one immediately before the most recent. I have then got lots of room to get out of trouble. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201410132219.46892.lisi.re...@gmail.com
