want to upgrade the kernel version

[East]

Hi all

I am using DSL 4.2.5 version. I want to upgrade the kernel version. but i cant compile the kernel in DSL which doesnt have gcc.How can i get the kernel version 2.6.x in DSL. Is there anything new release of DSL.Can anyone help me to find out the way?

Thanks in advance.

[elija]

Straight from the DSL Wiki

Will DSL ever use the 2.6 kernel? Has it even been considered?

There are currently no plans to move to a 2.6.x kernel, for the following reasons.

* The 2.6.x kernel is significantly bigger than the 2.4.x kernel, so it would cramp DSL's functionality.
* The 2.6.x kernel drops a lot of support for legacy technologies, hardware, etc, and we want to keep DSL functional on as much hardware as possible
* All major improvements that have occurred to the 2.6.x tree have been, and are being backported to the 2.4.x tree, by a very active backporting team. And even though Linus said he would not participate in the backporting process this time, the demand for 2.4.x kernel maintenance is about the same as the demand for updates and improvements to the 2.6.x kernel, so even he has helped in the process, though not as much as what he does toward 2.6 development. For evidence of this activity, take a look at kernel.org, where you can see, the 2.4.30 kernel was released, just a few days after 2.6.10.

If you want DSL with a 2.6 Kernel, try DSL-N, aka Damn Small Linux Not! It is very similar to Damn Small Linux, and made by the same people. It has 2.6 Kernel, GTK2, mplayer, core gnu utils (not busybox), and a few other common applications that didn't make the cut for size in DSL.

[East]

Thanks elija.
I downloaded the DSL-N and the default kernel is 2.6.12. Now i am trying to upgrade the kernel to 2.6.19.3. I have downloaded the 2.6.19.3 source also. Bu frugal install method, installed DSL-N into my harddisk. When i started for kernel upgrdation, saying no Make command found message and no GCC also found. I started using apt-get install method for installing the above packages. There alos getting problem. Now i dont know how to proceed to installing packages and kernel upgradation.
Can anyone help me

[East]

I downloaded the dsl-dpkg.dsl package and using myDsl, installed into my SATA HDD. Now the problem is adding packages. When i tried for apt-get <tab>, it listed so many packages and in that i found gcc and make which i need for kernel upgradation. When i tried with "apt-get install kcalc" saying error as,
E:Unable to write to /var/cache/apt
E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

When i tried for "dpkg -i make_3.81-2_i386.deb" saying error as,
dpkg:install-info not found on PATH
dpkg:expected programs not found on PATH
NB:root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, usr/sbin and /sbin

Can anyone help me install gcc and make packages.