Installing Debian I have to choose between the kernels   linux-image-3.2.0.4-amd64 linux-image-amd64   What's the difference?
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I've started installing Debian testing on amd64 and I've come to a screen asking me to install a kernel. It gives me a choice between linux-image-3.16-2-amd64, linux-image-amd64, and none.  What is the difference between these options? Which do I choose?
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Is there a list of Ubuntu versions with default corresponding Linux kernel versions somewhere?  I would specifically like to know the most recent version of Ubuntu that still used Linux Kernel 2.x.
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My understanding is that Ubuntu is based on Debian. For example, on the Wikipedia page for Ubuntu it states "" How can I find out what version of Debian a particular version of Ubuntu is based on (if any)?  For example, the current stable release of Ubuntu is "" (17.10) which announces that it is based on the Linux 4.13 kernel, but does not seem to say anything about the Debian version.  The current stable release of Debian is code named "" (9.2) which advertises a 4.9 kernel (on the afore-linked Stretch page). How can I find out the details of the relationship between them? Is there a particular command that will reveal this information?
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I occasionally update my kernel from this web site    I have been always downloading 3 deb files for installing  linux header all, linux image and linux headers. I noticed one more deb file recently for 64 bit kernel called Linux-image-extra.  I would like to know what does kernel file Linux-image-extra do and should I also install it?
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I'm pretty sure that all Red Hat and Debian based distributions follow the convention of shipping the kernel configuration in /boot/config-*, but what of other distributions?  Or, if this convention is extremely common, which distributions don't follow it?
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Maybe this is a stupid question.  I would like to know how do I know what is the version of my debian system.  Thanks a lot
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I am trying to figure out what the exact difference is between the 3 different install Disks.  Like what packages are different and such.  For Example: - The server disk doesn't install gnome by default and has the non-pretty install wizard. - The Alternate Install gives options for encryption.  Are there any other differences?
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I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).  by this command   uname -r   I got the version of current kernel used in my Ubuntu.  4.19.0-041900-generic    I would like to know more detail, such as the type of the version of file system, VFS, device drivers, etc contained in the kernel.  Is there a command line tool for that? or I have to check this out on launchpad.net?
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We have some new hardware in our office which runs its own customized Linux OS.   How do I go about figuring which distro it's based on?
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I'm getting new VMs built for development and staging environments, and was wondering whether there are compelling reasons for or against using the linux-virtual package on all of these images.  Do the -virtual kernels have different tuning? Do they have tools that make the suspend/wake-up better/safer?
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I currently run Angstrom Linux 2.6.32. I intend to upgrade linux kernel from 2.6.32 to 3.0.7. For this reason, I had to configure kernel 3.0.7 running make menuconfig.  Now, I want to compare the new kernel configuration with the previous, but I can't find kernel 3.0.7 configuration file. Any ideas?
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I wanted to check my current Debian version so I typed  uname -a and it gave me some stuff including Debian 3.2.73.   But Then I found this command cat /etc/debian_version and it gave me Debian 7.9  1- What is the difference between the two commands &amp; 2-Which version is installed?
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Can someone help me with this problem ? I am new to Linux, so I do not know commands and I never did something like installing or compiling with command-line.  I bought WiFi adapter from Edimax, model EW-7811UN for my PC (not laptop, so I do not have wifi card, only ethernet). When I go through guide on CD, I came across a version of kernel. It said I need version 2.6, but I have 3.5.0-22-generic.   I got errors like I do not have file or folder etc. Can someone tell me where I can download compiled driver and where I need to put it? Or some other advice. I don't want downgrade kernel when it is not necessary.
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Most of the "Software" I install on my server needs to be the latest release (Java, Tomcat, MySQL-Cluster). So I never have the luck, that there are pre-built Debian packages (in the distribution) available. Therefore all the software is downloaded from the project-webpage and built from source.  Now my question is, what is the correct way to install them on my Debian system?   My main problem is, when installing them directly from the source, they are not included in the package management (with aptitude). Checkinstall seems to not really be suggested to be used and equiv also has drawbacks. Is the only correct way to handle this by building my own packages with dh_make and dpkg-buildpackage?  What are you doing if you always need the latest version?
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Debian users have a kind of "wayback machine":  , which is really great.  There are regressions sometimes, and if I don't have local deb package with old version, I'm getting sad sometimes. Having a wayback machine like this is very helpful.  I can't find analogue of it for Ubuntu. Have I missed it?
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A new version of the Linux kernel, 3.4, has been released today. How do I install it?
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I have an AMD Turion and do not know which version to choose from when installing Arch Linux.