Re: how to keep the most recent stable kernel?

Matus UHLAR - fantomas <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.backports.general
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>* Harald Dunkel <[email protected]> wrote:
>> using bookworm-backports to get a more recent kernel, how can
>> I make sure the *stable* kernel is kept up-to-date on system
>> upgrades as well?
>>
>> Problem is, the linux-headers-amd64 and linux-image-amd64
>> packages are not versioned, AFAICT.

On 07.11.24 16:35, Jens Schüßler wrote:
>They are meta-packages and if you install them from bpo, they
>will always point to the most recent kernel&headers from
>bookworm-backports

yeah, bookworm-backports version of linux-image-amd64 should install last 
backported version of amd64 kernel

But with backports you must _explicitly_ install the backport version of 
those metapackages.

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