Re: [TCLUG:19211] debian install

[Ben Lutgens <ben@sistina.com>]

On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 01:08:21PM -0500, Benjamin Exley wrote:
>Hi
>
>I just installed Debain (Slink) on an old 133 I've got, and while going 
>about locking it down I noticed that the kernel is version 2.0.36. Is 
>this normal for a Slink install, or did I really screw something up? I 

Yes. It's normal. read up on apt-get upgrade. If this is a production box, you
can't go wrong with frozen.

>did do a custom ftp install, so it's pretty possible I missed 
>something since it's my first Debian install.
>
>Basically I noticed this when ipchains wasn't very happy, which is 
>the main reason I'd like to have a 2.1.x kernel. Not that I can't work 
>with ipfw I guess...

you can always download a newer kernel and build it yourself.  frozen can
handle a 2.4 kernel (not sure about ppp dependencies as I don't use ppp)

>
>Anyone have any insight?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Ben
>
>P.S. apt-get is pretty darn cool :)
>-----
>Benjamin Exley
>Senior Systems Analyst
>Minnesota Daily
>bexley@daily.umn.edu
>
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