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Re: What is a Kernel?



On 11 Oct 2000, Ben Pfaff wrote:

> Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il> writes:
> 
> > What we need is some /etc/alternatives-like interface to kernels, and
> > have people installing kernels from .debs. They can still compile
> > themselves -- apt-get source, make config, make debian package and
> > install.
> 
> We have that already.  It's called `kernel-package' and the
> command is `make-kpkg'.

Yes, but for some strange reason, there is also a package called
kernel-source. 
I mentioned we have it so no one will shout "but people won't be able
to compile their own kernel".

--
Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il>
There is no IGLU cabal.
http://advogato.org/person/moshez



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