kernel-installer software package provides virtual package provided by live-installer, bootstrap-base, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install kernel-installer
kernel-installer is installed in your system.
Make ensure the kernel-installer package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep kernel-installer*
You will get with kernel-installer package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Virtual packages |
| Package | kernel-installer |
| Version | |
| Description | virtual package provided by live-installer, bootstrap-base |
| Sub Section | virtual |