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Re: Referring what kernel-images to build to the technical committee?



Steve Greenland <stevegr@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Confusion: Adding 8 (or whatever it is) variations of each kernel
> version is going to make it harder to select the appropriate one. There
> is some fraction of the target audience who won't know what kind of CPU
> they have, and we don't want to have to add to the Debian installation
> instructions: 

>    "Now open your computer's case, and locate the large chip with fans
>    hanging off of it. Write down the numbers and letters on top of the
>    chip. Now look them up in this table to determine the best kernel
>    for your machine."

There is a file called /proc/cpuinfo you know.
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