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Re: Installing newer kernels

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On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 08:07:45PM -0700, David Christensen wrote:
> On 03/23/2016 07:46 PM, John Hasler wrote:
> >David Christensen writes:
> >>If I am running version N, have changed the configuration file to M',
> >>and then upgrade to version N+1, you're saying dist-upgrade throws
> >>away +X and -Y.  I may want or need those.
> >
> >The package management system will notice that you have changed the
> >file.  You will be asked if you want to keep the old version, install
> >the new one, look at a diff, or shell out and do something else.
> 
> Okay -- not as grim as I thought.

It's actually one of the things which has kept me as a happy Debian user
all the time, In a way, I feel respected as an admin of my system: /etc
is *my* green (as are /usr/local et al), the usual /bin, /var, /usr/bin
and so on are the distro's. It's a clear contract.

That doesn't mean "they" are out to "get me": if I changed something
on /etc and the original version evolved behind my back (e.g. more
config options), Debian goes out of its way to notice the situation
and help me fixing it.

Compare this to some uber-tentacl-y admin tools with no clear limits
about which parts of the system they are supposed to touch or to leave
alone (they've gotten better over the years, admittedly).

Debian treats me as a grown-up, and I appreciate that deeply.

- -- t
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Installing newer kernels William Lee Valentine <vsc@lobo.net> - 2016-03-17 23:30 +0100
  Re: Installing newer kernels Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 00:00 +0100
  Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-18 03:30 +0100
    Re: Installing newer kernels Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2016-03-18 09:30 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-18 09:50 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-18 18:30 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 19:00 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-03-18 19:10 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-18 22:20 +0100
              Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 02:50 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-19 11:40 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-23 09:00 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-24 03:30 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-24 03:50 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-24 04:10 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-24 09:40 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-28 03:30 +0200
                Re: Installing newer kernels <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-24 10:00 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 08:50 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 19:50 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 10:20 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 21:10 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-19 02:40 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 02:40 +0100
    Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 20:50 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 21:10 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 22:20 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 00:00 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 01:40 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-23 09:10 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 02:40 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 03:10 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 03:30 +0100
  Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 21:20 +0100
    Re: Installing newer kernels Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 10:30 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-21 03:10 +0100

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