I'm running a kernel I compiled myself (because of this) and I'm wondering what apt will do with kernel updates?
The software updater currently lists (among others) these points:
- Conmplete Generic Linux kernel and headers
(linux-generic) - Header files related to linux kernel version 3.5.0
- (linux-headers-3.5.0-19) *
- Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
(linux-image-3.5.0-19-generic (New install) - Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
(linux-image-extra-3.5.0-19-generic (New install) - Generic Linux kernel image
(linux-image-generic) - Linux Kernel Headers for development
(linux-libc-dev)
That last one isn't really a problem I presume, but included for completeness.
To know what's going on:
Will apt
try to replace my kernel with a newer one, does it update the default kernel (I never got rid of any packages for the standard kernel) and ignores the one in use, or something else entirely?
ToDo:
Should I ignore (deselect) them during updates(tricky, that'll be forgotten once), just update them, or should I uninstall some of these packages?