On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:11:22 +0100 (BST)
"Vic" <lug@???> wrote:
> > And if Debian is anything to go by, I shall not be able to update
> > the kernel
> > simply; because I have only just installed, and it is already the
> > newest currently in the relevant repos.
>
> *Generally speaking*, the kernel available from an installer is the
> one on the CD, so you will likely get update available.
If you did a net-install then the installer would look for a later
kernel once the system is up and running and update if if necessary.
Try doing 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' and see what
happens if you haven't already done this.
Basically you don't upgrade the kernel yourself - the package manager
does it as and when needed.
On my system 3.2.0-4-amd64 was installed this morning when I did an
aptitude safe-upgrade. I know that apt-get is once again the default
for Debian but I've been using aptitude for years and don't feel any
need to change.
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