Re: OT: Apt and the kernel

[Cameron Moore <lists unbeatenpath net>]

* Axel Thimm physik fu-berlin de (Axel Thimm) [2004.01.07 01:30]:
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 07:48:56PM -1000, Warren Togami wrote:
> > Cameron Moore wrote:
> > >How about another dumb question?  Okay, here goes...
> > >
> > >Apt never seems to notice that a new kernel package is available for
> > >updating -- I have to explicitly list the available kernel packages and
> > >install the new one.  Is this a bug or a feature?  In either case, is
> > >there a way to fix this annoying behavior?  I've seen it happen before
> > >on a different package, but I don't recall what it was.  Thanks
> > 
> > That is older apt, and apt from FreshRPMS and other paackagers.
> 
> What? Where did you pick that one up? ATrpms is deploying apt
> 0.5.15cnc5 for quite many repos (and all RH dists for RH7.3 to FC1
> BTW), is obviously the latest and still does not upgrade kernels by
> default, which is a matter of policy, neither bug, nor
> feature. Personally I am fine with forcing the user to chose a kernel,
> since this is probably the perfect example of not using plain stupid
> EVR upgrade paths.

Sorry, I failed to mention what was in my previous thread:  I've been
using FreshRPMS which distributes apt-0.5.5cnc5.  Thanks
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Cameron Moore
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