kernel-image vs linux-image

[milandred]

I trying to upgrade my debian kernel from 2.4 to 2.6 but I concern about this 2 images.

What is the different between those 2.

Linux-image-686-bigmem - Linux kernel image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4

kernel-image-2.6-686-smp - Linux 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 SMP

my friend upgraded the kernel from 2.4 to linux-image-686-bigmem

I’m trying to upgrade to kernel-image-2.6-686-smp because that way the OS will be able to detect my 6g of ram installed

My friend also when he upgraded the kernel using the linux-image-686-bigmem his debian detected his 6g of ram on his system.

Seems pretty much that both do the same, but I don’t know the different, or why 2 kernel with different names.




Can anyone point me to the right direction?

[Vergil83]

They are the same thing. Debian used to use kernel-image-* names, now the changed to the linux-image-* names. Kernel-image-* is this a transition package (it installs Linux-image-*).