Hello Olle! On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 12:04:48AM +0100, Olle Eriksson wrote: > What is the difference between the kernel source from kernel.org and the > Debian kernel-source-* packages? The only thing I can find about that is The README.Debian lists several changes, including additions, patches and modifications. Some random examples for 2.4.24: - Linux 2.5 IPsec stack has been included - NFS client seekdir patch - Added initrd support for cramfs in init/do_mounts.c. > some discussion from 1997 concluding that there is no difference except > that the debian packages handles the /usr/src/linux symlink for you. > Sorry if I am missing some obvious docs now. > > And, about that /usr/src/linux symlink. I have installed new kernels > from the kernel-source packages a few times and I have never seen this > symlink on my system. Is it safe to be without it? For one you could read what this guy said about it, please see http://www.linuxmafia.com/faq/Kernel/usr-src-linux-symlink.html HTH, Flo
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