[Typo3-debian] gdlib & imagemagick

[Steffen Mueller]

hi.

On 06.06.2004 17:43 Klaus Holler wrote:
>>
>>I ask this as I'm not sure stable version will support SATA drives
>>by the standard stable kernels. I don't know how to compile other /
>>newer kernel versions. If stable doesn't support SATA harddrives I
>>can't use it on our new server. I have to use the unstable/testing
>>version to make sure SATA drives are supported but I will lose "on
>>the fly image generation" by GDLib (broken) and ImageMagick.
> 
> 
> just to get a new _kernel_ you do not have to change to the whole 
> debian testing/unstable distribution; the kernel is rather 
> independent from the distribution that is running on top of it.
> 

wrong!
e.g. if you use 2.6 kernel, you need newer modutils than provided with 
woody. this case breaks dependencies.

> 
> You can install a debian kernel image from testing or sid but still 
> stay with woody - at least the 2.4.x series will definitely work.
> You either manually download or use "apt pinning", refer to the apt 
> howto for details on how to selectively use packages from 
> sid/testing, I think the keyword was "mixing distributions"
> 

don't mix distributions! better use kernel backports from
http://www.backports.org
search for kernel and pick one of your choice >= 2.4.25
docs should be on the backports site.

of course, you can use any other backport available, e.g. at 
http://www.apt-get.org
but imho norbert of backports.org provides best choice :)

-- 
cheers,
Steffen

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