Re: To Patch, or Not To Patch (A Kernel)
On 17 Feb 1999q, Mark Wagnon wrote:
> I'm currently running kernel 2.0.36 on a hamm system. I've heard a lot
> of good things about 2.2.1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I'm currently
> downloading linux-2.2.1, but the directory also contains linux-2.2.0 and
> a patch-2.2.1 file. I was reading through the kernel-howto, and the
> first paragraph mentions that patches are incremental upgrades to the
> kernel. My question is then, if I ftp linux-2.2.1, then there is no need
> to get the patch, right? It's for those who have the linux-2.2.0
> revision and wish to upgrade to 2.2.1 without the need for another
> thirteen-meg file transfer. Am I reading this right?
>
> TIA
> --
Yes.
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Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.0
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