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1  <!DOCTYPE debiandoc PUBLIC "-//DebianDoc//DTD DebianDoc//EN" [  <!DOCTYPE debiandoc PUBLIC "-//DebianDoc//DTD DebianDoc//EN" [
2    <!entity % dynamicdata  SYSTEM "../dynamic.ent"       > %dynamicdata;    <!entity % dynamicdata  SYSTEM "../dynamic.ent"       > %dynamicdata;
3    <!entity % shareddata   SYSTEM "../release-notes.ent" > %shareddata;    <!entity % shareddata   SYSTEM "../release-notes.ent" > %shareddata;
4    <!entity docid "$Id: release-notes.en.sgml,v 1.29 2005-05-17 17:51:00 fjp Exp $">    <!entity docid "$Id: release-notes.en.sgml,v 1.30 2005-05-17 18:00:06 fjp Exp $">
5  ]>  ]>
6    
7  <!-- Be careful with automatic reformatting. Please note that the indentation  <!-- Be careful with automatic reformatting. Please note that the indentation
# Line 674  dpkg --install /path/to/packagename.deb Line 674  dpkg --install /path/to/packagename.deb
674            procedures. You may wish to do so yourself, either by installing one            procedures. You may wish to do so yourself, either by installing one
675            of the <package/kernel-image-*/ packages or by compiling a customized            of the <package/kernel-image-*/ packages or by compiling a customized
676            kernel from sources.</p>            kernel from sources.</p>
677    <!-- JFS: This is not strictly true, if the user was using a non-versioned
678      kernel (kernel-image-2.4-686) he _will_ upgrade the kernel if using
679      aptitude (post-sarge) -->
680    
681            <![ %available-2.6 [            <![ %available-2.6 [
682    
683           <p>&debian; comes with a &kernelversion; kernel which is in the 2.4           <p>&debian; comes with a &kernelversion; kernel which is in the 2.4
# Line 696  apt-cache search ^kernel-image Line 699  apt-cache search ^kernel-image
699           this new kernel is installed you should reboot at the next available           this new kernel is installed you should reboot at the next available
700           opportunity to get the benefit.</p>           opportunity to get the benefit.</p>
701    
702             <p>Please note that the installation system of &oldreleasename;
703             (and previous releases) did <em/not/ install the kernel as a package
704             in your system. This has changed in &releasename; and you can
705             install virtual packages to keep track of kernel changes.
706             These packages are named kernel-image-<tt/VERSION/-<tt/ARCH/, with
707             <tt/VERSION/ corresponding to the kernel version number (2.4 or 2.6)
708             and <tt/ARCH/ corresponding to any of the supported architectures.
709             If you want to have security support for the kernel integrated in
710             package management please install the kernel package most suitable
711             for your hardware after the upgrade.</p>
712    
713           <p>For the more adventurous there is an easy way to compile your           <p>For the more adventurous there is an easy way to compile your
714           own custom kernel on &debian;. Install the           own custom kernel on &debian;. Install the
715           <package>kernel-package</package> tool and read the documentation           <package>kernel-package</package> tool and read the documentation
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