Walter Williams wrote: > > Greetings > > I have subscribed to this list server to find > out more about non-Red Hat derivatives. > Is the Debian distribution of the type that I > can, when I want to update the kernel, > download a complete kernel tar ball or a patch > file from what ever web site I choose, install it, > and have things function properly?
Yeah, that's what I do. I never trust packages to correctly edit LILO etc., so I do it all myself :) > The last coupe of times I did this to my current > distro things went a muck. Fortunate for me I > saved my current kernel and was able to boot > from it. I didn't have too much problems with > previous distro when I built custom kernels > with it. I was able to get a kernel update from > anywhere and go to town with it. RedHat is well-known for having an odd setup when it comes to kernel compilation, using symlinks and all manner of strange things. Took me a few hours to work it all out first time I tried cmopiling a kernel (which happened to be under RH5.2). > I am basically "shopping" for a new distro. If you can stand the installation routine which may seem a little old and unconventional (installing a base system then configuring your main apps from there), then you'll have no problems. -- James Green Site Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] LinuxNewbie.com LNC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
