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Re: Multi-tasking



On Wednesday 28 June 2006 09:20, Matej Cepl wrote:
> Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote:
> > have you tried to compile yourself a kernel. I think that the debian
> > packages of kernels have a default behavior of server. From the 2.6
> > kernels, there's an option in the multitask about preemptive or server. A
> > preemptive kernel has a better "feeling" for the desktop user than the
> > server.
>
> Why, oh why I haven't asked this question before (using Linux for almost
> six years and never suspected that my kernel configuration is anything than
> perfect)? :'(
>
> Thanks a lot, I have recompiled kernel with CONFIG_PREEMPT and it seems to
> be really *much* more responsive. Why is this not more popularized?

Wouldn't it make much sense if debian had two kernel pakages? One suited for 
desktop and one for server? I guess it should be about time by now to have 
such concerns. Maybe that would be a sugestion for utnubu crew?

regards
FF



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