Re: linux-image backports metapackage

Hi,

01.06.2024 14:34, Johan Kröckel wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I think I asked this before but I'd like to have both the current stable
> and backports kernels installed.
> >
> > When I upgrade linux-image-amd64 to the backports version the stable
> kernel is not upgraded anymore. When I just install the current backports
> package
> > directly, like linux-image-6.7.12+bpo-amd64, it stays at that version.
> >
> > I think (not sure anymore) Ubuntu-backports uses a meta-package
> like linux-image-amd64-bookworm-backports.
>
> This isn't really practical.
>
> You can only run one kernel, you can't run two or more.
>
> You can install single version of bpo kernel, for example, to check
> something, ie,
> temporarily - this is when you install particular version of it.  After
> checking,
> you either remove it and stay with stable/bookworm kernel, or you install
> linux-image-amd64 from bpo, - this way you'll stay current with backports.
>
> Or you install linux-image-amd64 from backports directly, and start
> following backports
> kernel from now on.
>
> There's no two lines of the kernel, there's just one.
>
> /mjt


The Kernel can stay updated when passing the metapackage of the backports
(linux-image-amd64 or execute the command apt install -t bookworm-backports
linux-image-$(dpkg --print-architecture)) and if you install only the
kernel image package you will not have future updates. But I don't usually
use backports (for Kernel) when I use stable and so I believe it's right
following the logic.