Re: kernel-package??
Randy Patterson wrote :
> I'm looking to start using my own custom kernels for various reasons. At this
> point I'm just researching the various options or ways in going about this and
> in the process installed kernel-package. I learned the hard way a couple years
> ago when I first started using Linux that before diving into documentation I
> first need to try to determine it's age. So after installing kernel-package the
> first thing I did was go to the bottom of the man page and looked at the date,
> May 25, 1999! Now I realize that is not necessarily the date of the last
> update but this doesn't give me a good feeling about diving into it's details
> that could be 10 years old. So is it better to just use an upstream source
> from kernel.org and build that or will that only create more work trying to
> get that running with a current Debian distro? I'm certainly not looking for a
> detailed howto on this list, but looking for advise on the road to take to get
> there. Or at least the road with more pros than cons. Thanks, Randy
>
>
Hi,
on Lenny kernel-package is still the good old one, so maybe the man
isn't outdated after all.
On Squeeze and Sid the package dramatically changed, install
"apt-listchanges" before installing it, and dig into the man page. You
can see a comment from the maintainer in the recent thread "missing the
initrd file in the kernel package" on this list.
What is your specific question about kernel-package, and on which Debian
version do you plan to use it ?
Tom
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