Re: Fw: difference b/w comipling kernel and source.deb
Bob Hilliard <bob@bobhilliard.net> writes:
BH> "Nick" <daye149@pacbell.net> writes:
N> What is the differnce b/w compiling a kernel from tar form and
N> installing a kernel-image.deb of the same version.
BH>
BH> A kernel-image.deb has many more of the possible options compiled
BH> into it than any one person would ever need, therefore it is
BH> larger and slower than one compiled with just the options that fit
BH> your preferences and your hardware.
The default Debian kernel-image package has everything in the world
built into it. Nothing stops you from building your own kernel
package (using the kernel-package package) that has just the options
and drivers you need. This gives you all of the wholesome goodness of
building your own kernel, plus the manageability that having things in
Debian packages provides.
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