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Re: How to keep apt from updatine the kernel



>Now that's a weird statement. Why would recompiling your own kernel
>be any less of a security risk than running precompiled kernel?
>Do you read every line in the every new kernel before compiling?

I was merely saying that I know what my kernel has in it and what it doesnt,
i certainly dont trust a precompiled kernel, even if it is from debian.  Im
aware that the source may be compromised, but thats what a signed kernel
source is for.

-c
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L . Fjellstad" <john-list@fjellstad.org>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Cc: "ray p" <ray@sisna.com>; <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: How to keep apt from updatine the kernel





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