Re: Etch kernel

[Amit Joshi <amitjoshi86@gmail.com>]

On Sunday 12 November 2006 19:29, Colin wrote:
> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > Hope that's true and that they stay with a 2.6.17 kernel...
>
> Why not a 2.6.18 kernel?

If the OP wants to know what kernel will be shipped with the Official Release 
of Debian Etch, then I think its gonna be the 2.6.17 Kernel. Cuz as most of 
us already know, whenever an Debian releases a new version, the software is 
rigorously tested. So I guess they will keep up wih the already_in_testing 
kernel - 2.6.17 (I don't know what sub-version-number will be used though. 
2.6.17-2 ..maybe! )

Again, Sarge was released when there were 2.6 kernel versions lying around. 
But the Debian developers decided to include the 2.4 kernel as the default 
one. Reason being the kernel was exhaustively tested for stability. 

But I guess if the user wants to use some other version of kernel, it maybe 
included in the CD too. (tagged as unstable)
For example, the Sarge CDs provide the 2.6.8 (tagged as unstable) kernel. 

Regards, 
Amit. 
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