New Kernel for Bodhi Linux 6 Standard [SOLVED]

ylee
Thanks for the tip.

But how would I do it?
Would it be by commands or by Synaptic?

Hi Hippytaff.

Thanks for the explanations of the correct commands.

Hi kev392.
In your case you have a AppPack version?

I have the Standard version and don't have the Update Manager.

The decision to not forcing kernel updates on users was Jeff Hoogland's decision made a long time at the beginning of this distro. Traditionally we have left this decision to the end User. Jeff's reasoning was that kernel updates can sometimes break things, usually as in lose hardware support. I have merely continued this tradition with the two releases I have made.

Are you less secure if you do not update your kernel? In some cases clearly yes. The security of your system is your responsibility. I pay close attention to kernel updates myself. Even read the changelogs. I stick with Ubuntu kernels usually but I do update the kernel.

Will I continue this tradition in future releases? I am unsure, I lean towards kernel updates. As in my mind security outweighs any potential chance of breakage. I have never had breakage from kernel updates in a very very long time on Ubuntu. But regardless what we decide in the future I am not going to change things for the Bodhi 6.x releases. For our next release BL 7.0 I will see what other team members think and make the decision then.