Re: kernel-package_2.02 uploaded to master
Hi,
>>"Ricardo" == Ricardo Kleemann <ricardo@americasnet.com> writes:
Ricardo> Hi! That's great! How does the kernel pkg work? Will it allow
Ricardo> you to build a specific kernel configuration or does it come
Ricardo> pre-configured?
Well, kernel-package is an "installer" package; you download
(or patch up) the Linux kernel source separately, configure it to
your taste (make menuconfig in the kernel source directory works
nicely), and then kernel-package springs in: make-kpkg kernel_image
creates a kernel image with your customizations.
Ricardo> Does debian frequently update kernel versions (as 2.0.x is
Ricardo> still going thru its "stabilizing" phase)? What is the latest
Ricardo> version of the kernel that debian supports as a pkg?
I think debian updates the kernel versions fairly frequently,
though only versions that are relatively stable (so one doesn't get
hit by a buggy version -- at least, that's the theory).
manoj
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