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Re: which kernel am i running ?



Jean-Michel Deleu (jmdeleu@sympatico.ca) schrieb:

> most certainly a silly question but /etc/debian_version says : 2.2 and 
> /var/log/gdm/:0.log and /var/log/xdm.log say : Operating System: Linux 
> 2.4.0-test13-pre2 ppc [ELF].
> 
> which one is it ? do i care ? (i'm considering moving from potato to 
> woody and wondering which kernel to install, 2.2 or 2.4,i have an 
> old-world [Mac 7300/180] but apparently the new-powermac kernel could 
> also work)
> 
The number in /etc/debian_version is just your debian version, 2.2 is
potato. This has nothing (or hardly anything ;-) ) to do with your kernel version.

The most simple way to figure out wich kernel you are using is just typing
"uname -a" in a console.

mfG Johannes

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