linux-image vs. kernel-image [was Re: Help With K7 Kernel]

[Kent Frazier]

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:01:28 +0100, Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
> Just a quick question related to the kernel packages:
> Is the virtual package linux-image-* the thing to use instead of
> kernel-image-*?
> 
> I noticed that linux-image isn't related to a specific kernel version
> (kernel-image had the major and minor version from the kernel it would
> install, e.g. kernel-image-2.6-k7 compared to linux-image-k7), from a
> simplicity point-of-view this is a good thing!

If you want to be sure you are getting the correct kernel image and
its associated modules, just grab one of the linux-<ARCH> metapackages
(linux-k7 in this case).  These get the latest kernel image and its
associated restricted modules for your architecture.

Kent