[ale] Fw: HOW2 resolve aptitude conflict ?

[Courtney Thomas]

Can this issue be resolved by manually downloading/installing the kernel
source  ?

And if so, why can't the same be true regarding initrd-tools  ?

Appreciatively,
Courtney


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Sumners" <james.sumners at gmail.com>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] Fw: HOW2 resolve aptitude conflict ?
> <----ATTN:JamesSumners
>
>
> > The update and upgrade was to make sure you have the latest security
> > updates. At this point I would suggest asking about your problem in
> > #debian on irc.freenode.net. Installing the kernel package should
> > install the necessary initrd-tools package unless you have a block on
> > the initrd-tools package. But I've also never installed one of
> > Debian's packaged kernels (other than the one during initial setup). I
> > tend to compile my own kernels on my Debian boxes.
> >
> > You could try `apt-get install initrd-tools kernel-image-2.4.27-2-k7`,
> > though. You can't just remove the initrd-tools package. The kernel
> > package needs it.
> >
> > On 10/21/06, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > James,
> > >
> > > The upgrade and update went off w/o a hitch, but the kernel
installation
> > > came
> > > back with the complaint that the kernel installation required
> initrd-tools
> > > >= 0.1.48 but....0.1.12 is what is installed.
> > >
> > > Do you recommend simply removing initrd-tools  ?
> > >
> > > Then what, another update, upgrade, then kernel install  ?
> > >
> > > Courtney
> >
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