Hello John Talbut (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I am using etch and it is up to date apart from the kernel. When I > wanted to recompile the kernel I found information that suggested that > I would need to upgrade to the 2.6.12 kernel. So I duly went looking > for the kernel-source-2.6.12 package, only to find it nowhere in > testing. Instead it seemed I needed to be using the > linux-source-2.6.15 package. Yes. You need packages for 2.6.12 or newer. Older versions don't work with udev in etch, for example. > Is this the right package for me to use? Yes. > Why the change from kernel-source to linux-source? Probably because there are ports of debian that use other kernels, e.g. The Hurd and FreeBSD. > Why is 2.6.15 the current stable kernel when only even numbered > releases were supposed to be stable? The "even" number is the second number. 2.4 kernels are stable, 2.5 was a developement branch, 2.6 is stable (more or less ;-)) best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps-sarge.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]