Anton Aylward <opensuse@antonaylward.com> wrote:
Felix Miata said the following on 10/03/2013 01:35 PM:
Why not try Kernel:/stable/standard?
Is this something you recommend in general or only as a fix for specific problems like this?
We seem to accept that applications such as KDE4 develop as an ongoing process ahead the release and add repositories to deal with those specific development branches. Some of us are focused and may choose to add repositories for photography, sound, video, bit the have later updates that aren't in the normal system 'baseline' and specific applications that weren't included (e.g. libdvdcss, nVidia, packman).
But what about kernels? Obviously most of us want a stable kernel but how important is it to keep up with the latest one? To what degree is the kernel as the kernel updated vs drivers and modules? This thread seems to have dealt with a
driver module that Xorg needed. Or maybe the latest in the Xorg repository.
So when should one upgrade kernels apart from new releases?
Tumbleweed users get new kernels often, but it generally means no 3rd party driver support. If kernel.org doesn't have it, you don't get it. If you don't need 3rd party drivers then I would upgrade if and only if there was a specific reason to upgrade. Tumbleweed users live close to the edge with hopes of not falling off. Factory users like on the edge with the expectation of the occasional fall. Greg -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org