[opensuse] Kernel choices
Hi All If you were going to make a choice to download the latest (or as close to latest) kernel from the repositories - which path do you take? If i go to this mirror for example http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/Kernel:/ do i go to "HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/" or "Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/" I have one PC on opensuse 10.1 and one on opensuse 10.2. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Ian ------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
ianseeks wrote:
[...] If you were going to make a choice to download the latest (or as close to latest) kernel from the repositories - which path do you take? If i go to this mirror for example http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/Kernel:/ do i go to "HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/" or "Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/"
Well, I don't know the details, but the name "vanilla" implies that this is the vanilla kernel from kernel.org while the HEAD directory contains the SuSE kernel and kernel sources (i.e. vanilla kernel with additional SuSE patches). Therefore, the answer to your question is: you need to decide which kernel you would like to use and then choose the corresponding directory. In any case, do not replace your existing kernel, install any new kernel in addition to the old one. HTH, Th. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 11 Jul 2007, Thomas Hertweck wrote:
ianseeks wrote:
[...] If you were going to make a choice to download the latest (or as close to latest) kernel from the repositories - which path do you take? If i go to this mirror for example http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/Kernel:/ do i go to "HEAD/openSUSE_Factory/i586/" or "Vanilla/SUSE_Factory/"
Well, I don't know the details, but the name "vanilla" implies that this is the vanilla kernel from kernel.org while the HEAD directory contains the SuSE kernel and kernel sources (i.e. vanilla kernel with additional SuSE patches). Therefore, the answer to your question is: you need to decide which kernel you would like to use and then choose the corresponding directory. In any case, do not replace your existing kernel, install any new kernel in addition to the old one.
HTH, Th.
Thanks Thomas. That makes sense. Now to search out the sources and see if the Nvidia drivers can cope with the new HEAD version but i migh wait for the official latest rather than the RC version they currently have -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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