[Novalug] "aptitude" wants to remove kernel-image

[Sam Rosenfeld]

Brandon,

I followed your instructions and still have the same problem: that is,
aptitude seems to believe that I do not need the
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386, which is in /var/cache/archives/.

sam

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Brandon Saxe wrote:

> Yes.
>
> Replace each "stable" with "sarge" and save the file.
>
> THEN
>
> apt-get update
>
> THEN
>
> install whatever......
>
> --Brandon
>
> --- Sam Rosenfeld <sam1 at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > The following is my sources list.  I am using sarge
> > -- if I understand
> > your comment below, all I need to do is replace
> > "stable" with "sarge".
> > Is that correct?
> >
> > sam
> >
> > # See sources.list(5) for more information,
> > especially
> > # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file
> > URIs
> > # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
> > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main
> > contrib non-free
> > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> > stable/non-US main contrib non-free
> > deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main
> > contrib non-free
> >
> > # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function
> > to work
> > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main
> > contrib non-free
> > deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> > stable/non-US main contrib non-free
> >
> > On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Brandon Saxe wrote:
> >
> > > What does your /etc/apt/sources.list look like?
> > >
> > > With Debian, you often have to change from
> > 'stable' to
> > > 'sarge' (or whatever version you are using) when
> > there
> > > is a new release.
> > >
> > > 'stable' is pointing to etch right now. You want
> > to
> > > make sure you are pointed at 'sarge' explicitly.
> > >
> > > --Brandon
> > >
> > > --- Sam Rosenfeld <sam1 at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > When I try to install (Debian 3.1) any
> > uninstalled
> > > > executable (e.g.,
> > > > aptitude install mbmon), I get the following
> > error
> > > > message:  [REMOVE,
> > > > NOT USED] kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386.
> > > >
> > > > Then, after a listing of all the dependencies
> > (way
> > > > too many -- a few
> > > > hundred) another, more dire, error message
> > advises
> > > > that terrible
> > > > things may happen if the kernel-image is
> > removed.
> > > > Using dpkg offers
> > > > no improvement.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > sam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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