From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 08:19:40 +0200 From: Michael Shigorin To: ALT Linux Community Subject: Re: [Comm-en] New Kernel Packages Message-ID: <20040108061940.GF2474@osdn.org.ua> Mail-Followup-To: ALT Linux Community References: <1073518596.8239.3.camel@VirtualSkyNet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1073518596.8239.3.camel@VirtualSkyNet> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-BeenThere: community-en@altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: community-en@altlinux.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 06:19:41 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 05:36:36PM -0600, D&J Bouley wrote: > I know this may be a silly question, but could someone explain > how the updating of the Kernel packages work? "By hand" -- kernel is special enough (booting gets modified and is needed) not to update it automatically. > I noticed on the ALT Security Announce Archive page the > mentioning of new Kernel packages. I've updated Synaptic and > the new packages are there, however the automatic update > feature of Synaptic doesn't seem to flag them for updating. You have to select appropriate packages manually. They may be kernel24-up, and depending on used modules -- alsa24-up, fglrx_kernel-up, NVIDIA_kernel-up, slmdm_kernel-up for Master/Junior 2.2 series, or kernel-image-std-up and appropriate kernel-modules-*-std-up for Compact 2.3 beta. In the latter case packages are to be taken from Sisyphus as the distro hasn't been released yet hence no updates/. > Is there a reason for this? Is the updating of the Kernel > something I have to initiate myself (through Synaptic) or is it > safer not to do so, using Junior 2.2 (better to wait for the > official release of Compact)? Ummm... if you have untrusted local users, it's far better to run 2.4.20-alt11+ or 2.4.22-alt15+ as exploits are available. If not, then having a way of getting root from e.g. named user is not a sugar too. "Poor, poor linux kernel..." (almost robinsoniana) -- ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/