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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-09-26 00:27:16 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-09-26 00:27:16 +0000
commit78b5b1f120a61d3c8dd5bcd4b507ca478b8a9826 (patch)
treeb59a69ed9d8a01ac79c75ab577294c65d2256fb6 /en
parent282ff96a9f3ca43344dc5cd9cc34a989e8b388a7 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-78b5b1f120a61d3c8dd5bcd4b507ca478b8a9826.zip
* Remove now obsolete distinction between classic and common kpkg.
* Update all arches to kernel version 2.6.17.
Diffstat (limited to 'en')
-rw-r--r--en/appendix/chroot-install.xml4
-rw-r--r--en/post-install/kernel-baking.xml23
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml b/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml
index a3f707b03..8d192c76a 100644
--- a/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml
@@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ If you intend to boot this system, you probably want a Linux kernel
and a boot loader. Identify available pre-packaged kernels with
<informalexample><screen>
-# apt-cache search <phrase condition="classic-kpkg">kernel</phrase><phrase condition="common-kpkg">linux</phrase>-image
+# apt-cache search linux-image
</screen></informalexample>
Then install your choice using its package name.
<informalexample><screen>
-# aptitude install <phrase condition="classic-kpkg">kernel</phrase><phrase condition="common-kpkg">linux</phrase>-image-<replaceable>&kernelversion;-arch-etc</replaceable>
+# aptitude install linux-image-<replaceable>&kernelversion;-arch-etc</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
</para>
diff --git a/en/post-install/kernel-baking.xml b/en/post-install/kernel-baking.xml
index 28086fd18..9a2d65832 100644
--- a/en/post-install/kernel-baking.xml
+++ b/en/post-install/kernel-baking.xml
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ Don't be afraid to try compiling the kernel. It's fun and profitable.
To compile a kernel the Debian way, you need some packages:
<classname>fakeroot</classname>, <classname>kernel-package</classname>,
-<phrase condition="classic-kpkg"><classname>kernel-source-&kernelversion;</classname>
-(the most recent version at the time of this writing)</phrase>
-<phrase condition="common-kpkg"><classname>linux-source-2.6</classname></phrase>
+<classname>linux-source-2.6</classname>
and a few others which are probably already installed (see
<filename>/usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz</filename> for the
complete list).
@@ -78,8 +76,7 @@ Note that you don't <emphasis>have</emphasis> to compile your kernel
the <quote>Debian way</quote>; but we find that using the packaging system
to manage your kernel is actually safer and easier. In fact, you can get
your kernel sources right from Linus instead of
-<phrase condition="classic-kpkg"><classname>kernel-source-&kernelversion;</classname>,</phrase>
-<phrase condition="common-kpkg"><classname>linux-source-2.6</classname>,</phrase>
+<classname>linux-source-2.6</classname>,
yet still use the <classname>kernel-package</classname> compilation method.
</para><para>
@@ -105,13 +102,8 @@ permissions.
</footnote>. We'll also assume that your kernel version is
&kernelversion;. Make sure you are in the directory to where you want to
unpack the kernel sources, extract them using
-<phrase condition="classic-kpkg"><userinput>tar xjf
-/usr/src/kernel-source-&kernelversion;.tar.bz2</userinput></phrase>
-<phrase condition="common-kpkg"><userinput>tar xjf
-/usr/src/linux-source-&kernelversion;.tar.bz2</userinput></phrase>
-and change to the directory
-<phrase condition="classic-kpkg"><filename>kernel-source-&kernelversion;</filename></phrase>
-<phrase condition="common-kpkg"><filename>linux-source-&kernelversion;</filename></phrase>
+<userinput>tar xjf /usr/src/linux-source-&kernelversion;.tar.bz2</userinput>
+and change to the directory <filename>linux-source-&kernelversion;</filename>
that will have been created.
</para><para>
@@ -148,14 +140,8 @@ the power of your machine.
Once the compilation is complete, you can install your custom kernel
like any package. As root, do
-<phrase condition="classic-kpkg">
-<userinput>dpkg -i
-../kernel-image-&kernelversion;-<replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable>_custom.1.0_&architecture;.deb</userinput>.
-</phrase>
-<phrase condition="common-kpkg">
<userinput>dpkg -i
../linux-image-&kernelversion;-<replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable>_custom.1.0_&architecture;.deb</userinput>.
-</phrase>
The <replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable> part is an optional
sub-architecture,
<phrase arch="i386"> such as <quote>686</quote>, </phrase>
@@ -168,7 +154,6 @@ the <filename>System.map</filename> will be properly installed
containing your current configuration set. Your new
kernel package is also clever enough to automatically update your boot
loader to use the new kernel. If you have created a modules package,
-<phrase condition="classic-kpkg">e.g., if you have PCMCIA,</phrase>
you'll need to install that package as well.
</para><para>