Re: kernel 2.2.0
Others can/will correct me, but I'll try to help...
> Can someone tell me what is the different between the
> "developement" version from the "stable" version of a kernel?
Dev kernels are works in progress, and have a tendancy to be very
unstable and can occasionally do nasty things. The stable version is of
course, stable, and is one that is no longer in development and has been
more rigrously tested.
> Is kernel 2.2.0 stable or dev?
2.2.0 is part of the stable line. 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, etc will be
minor bug fixes, but still considered 'stable'.
I believe 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, etc will all be 'stable', while odd numbered
versions (2.1, 2.3, 2.5...) will be development versions.
> What is the different between 2.2.0.tar.bz2 and 2.2.0.tar.gz?
They are compressed with different programs (bzip and gzip). Most
machines will have gzip, fewer machines have bzip.
> What does it mean when there is and question mark (?) in front of the file
> instead of the other symbol?
Beats me :) I'm sure dselect explains it.
> How come all I hear about is kernel 2.0.36 and kernel 2.2.0, what the
> following version in between, are they not working????
>
> linux-2.0.4.tar.gz 08-Jul-1996 00:00 5.7M
> ............. to ................
> linux-2.0.9.tar.gz 26-Jul-1996 00:00 5.7M
As you can see by the dates and version numbers, these are very old.
2.0.36 >> 2.0.4.
> linux-2.1.0.tar.bz2 30-Sep-96 14:23 4.7M
> ............. to ................
> linux-2.1.99.tar.gz 01-May-98 00:21 10.7M
These are development kernels (evident by the odd numbers, 2.1). You
generally don't want to use these unless you have a specific need.
Hope that helps and is at least somewhat accurate.
SJG
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