386 vs 686 kernel? And uninstall linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 removes Linux-386?

[Karl Goetz]

Chanchao wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Did another dapper dist-upgrade...  Didn't go so well, lost the option
> to boot Windows XP... :(  Managed to get it back by manually editing
> boot menu files, fortunately there was a backup. 
> 
> Anyway, it also replaced the kernel image with a new version. Two
> questions: 
> 
> 1. If I mark the old one, linux-image-2.6.15-21-386, for removal, then
> it also wants to remove Linux-386... Would that be bad?  I thought
> Linux-386 would just point to the current version, which is
> linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 ?

linux-386 is a metapackage that (as you say) should always point to the
newest -386 kernel.

> 
> 2. Should I be using *386 at all?  My computer is a Pentium 3, so would
> *686 be better?

Yes

What you could/should do is install a -686 kernel, then remove all your
-386 stuff at once.
kk

> 
> Cheers,
> Chanchao
> 
> 


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