[asterisk-users] Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / Asterisk / apt-get upgrade / exclude packages

[jg]

> I believe there is a way in Debian, and therefore probably Ubuntu, to have
> some script execute automatically following a kernel update.  So you might
> even be able to have DAHDI self-rebuild following a kernel update.
>
I went back to do everything by hand, if necessary. Thorsten and other Wanpipe users need to 
synchronize DAHDI, the kernel, and the Wanpipe drivers. I don't use Asterisk modules that depend 
too much on the distro or kernel version, but other setups might have more dependencies.

Essentially you can do a kernel update only if the Wanpipe drivers are consistent with the DAHDI 
and kernel versions and  DAHDI works only if the kernel doesn't object, which happens once in a 
while. The wanpipe drivers rarely (=never) work with the most recent kernels, so running a 
production machine with the latest beta Fedora or Ubuntu, is something for extreme athletes.

jg