Re: Using linux 2.2.x with Debian 2.1
Hi Salman Ahmed; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote:
> >>>>> "AW" == Aaron Walker <amwalker@gate.net> writes:
>
> AW> Hi, I have read the errata conscerning Linux 2.2.x and Debian 2.1
> AW> (http://www.debian.org/releases/2.1/running-kernel-2.2) and it
> AW> basically said that I would have to mix the stable 2.1 release with
> AW> unstable packages. Has anyone had any problems doing this? Or is
> AW> it not necessary to do? What are some of your experiences running
> AW> the 2.2.x kernel with Debian?
>
> Its not necessary to mix in unstable packages with the stable 2.1 release
> to run the 2.2.x kernels, like the other poster said. I am running 2.2.12
> but I have mixed in a number of unstable packages because I already upgraded
> to glibc-2.1 prior to compiling the 2.2.12 kernel. I upgraded some of the
> packages that were not supposed to work with the 2.2.x kernel as mentioned
> on the Debian site.
>
> I have had no problems running 2.2.12 with some unstable packages. A lot
> depends on how the machine is intended to be used so YMMV.
>
> --
> Salman Ahmed
> ssahmed AT interlog DOT com
I'm running 2.2.10 on a pure slink system (libc6 2.0) without any
problems. I'm very happy with it, and only packagse that you'll need are
listed on the debian web site in running 2.2.* kernels on slink section.
damir
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