Re: Updating Kernel

Thank you very much Jean Baptiste.

I am first going to try the backports with Jessie and see if it solves my
problems.

If it does not, I am definitely going to move to Stretch :D

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 3:19 PM, [email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Stretch is currently in testing stage.
>
> No bug identified at this step.
> And for my Dell Inspiron : Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series with Intel Core-i5
> 6200U
>
> :)
>
> *Jean-Baptiste Gury*
> Mob : 0683763543
> Fixe : 0972276540
>
> 2016-01-06 12:05 GMT+01:00 Dwijesh Gajadur <[email protected]>:
>
>> Thanks all for your quick reply
>>
>> jeanbaptiste wrote:
>>
>> > The best solution is to migrate your distribution to Stretch and leave
>> Jessie. Result is perfect for me.
>>
>>
>> I am going to try moving to Stretch. However I wanted to know your
>> experience with Stretch. Is Stretch currently on unstable or testing stage.
>> Do you get bugs while using it ?
>>
>> Can I also know the exact model of your Dell Inspiron laptop?
>>
>> With Kind Regards,
>>
>> Dwijesh
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:34 PM, mudongliang <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/06/2016 04:11 PM, Dwijesh Gajadur wrote:
>>> > Hello everyone and Happy New Year !
>>> >
>>> > I got a new laptop Dell Inspiron 5559. The laptop has the new 6th
>>> > generation Intel proceesor (Skylake) on it. After installing Debian 8
>>> on it
>>> > I got issues with the display and there was no sound also.
>>> >
>>> > I wanted to update the kernel to version 4.3.3 to see if it solved the
>>> > problem.
>>> >
>>> > Can you please tell me how to update the linux kernel on Debian?
>>>
>>> First , if you consist to Debian stable, you can add backports in you
>>> sources.list.
>>> The following kernel is from jessie-backports.
>>>
>>> linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64/stable,now 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u2 amd64
>>> [installed,automatic]
>>>   Linux 3.16 for 64-bit PCs
>>>
>>> linux-image-4.2.0-0.bpo.1-amd64/jessie-backports,jessie-backports
>>> 4.2.6-3~bpo8+2 amd64
>>>   Linux 4.2 for 64-bit PCs
>>>
>>> linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64/jessie-backports,jessie-backports
>>> 4.3.3-2~bpo8+1 amd64
>>>   Linux 4.3 for 64-bit PCs
>>>
>>> The third kernel is suitable for you?
>>>
>>> Second, if you change the your sources to testing , or even unstable,
>>> there are more kernels you can test.
>>>
>>>
>>>     - mudongliang
>>>
>>>
>>
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