On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 04:31:28AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If I'm using the business card CD install, I get to a page that says, > "Install the base system" and lists about 30 different kernels. I > can't find any web page or documentation that explains the difference > between each one. > > I have found pages like this: > http://packages.debian.org/etch/linux-image-2.6.18-5-686 > > Which tells me this package contains (gasp) a 2.6.18 linux kernel > image. Thanks, but see, that part is obvious from the name. What > isn't obvious is why, on the "Install the base system" screen, there's > an option for: > > linux-image-686 ^^^^ pick this one: depends on the most recent (Etch) linux kernel for a 686. > linux-image-2.6-686 depends on the most recent linux kernel version but only if version 2.6, for a 686 > linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 An actual kernel, version 2.6.18-6 for a 686. > kernel-image-2.6-686 Linux kernels used to be called "kernel-image" but the named changed to "linux-image" so that in future you could choose, e.g. openbsd-image to run an OpenBSD kernel.
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