On 11-May-2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > G'Day ! > > After I have install the kernel sources from a Debian package, can I use > the patch files from kernel.org to bring it up to whatever release I want > ? > > For example if I have installed a 2.2.17 .deb package , can I use the > patches to bring it up to 2.2.19, or is it better to use a new .deb > package ? >
the debian kernel MAY be subtly different from the released kernel.org kernel so patches may not apply cleanly. I have also found that by using patches to upgrade I sometimes missed things or had cruft left behind. No one likes the 20mb downloads, but it is how I do it.
