[nflug] ubuntu kernel upgrade

[anthonyriga]

Thanks for the advice Im just gonna stay with the kernel that came with ubuntu. I guess with it being Debian based its more conservative. Ive been a Redhat Fedora user since Ive learned Linux 4yrs ago so its really all I know.. 

John Seth <johnseth at phoenixwing.com> wrote: BTW, I thought I'd also add... if you decide to compile a kernel from 
scratch, there's a few small suggestions most people endorse:

1. Make backups... Backup your entire /boot directory, and backing up 
your /etc/lilo* or /etc/grub* information is the most necessary.

2. Don't compile in the /usr/src directory, especially not 
/usr/src/linux.  Keep those directories for the existing headers, if 
present.

3. Keep the headers your system was compiled with.  Gcc and other 
programs may require the specific kernel your system currently has.  
Don't overwrite or change the headers, that is... unless you're willing 
to update and/or recompile everything on your system that depends on 
kernel versions.

Personally, my Slackware system has the default 2.6.13 headers since gcc 
was built on them, but is running the newer kernel.  At the suggestions 
of many of the Kernel.org mailling lists I've read, I compile new 
kernels as a normal user, then install the kernel modules and kernel 
itself as root.

Some folks may have other suggestions and ideas too, those are the one's 
I've come across the most.

Ciao...

   - Tony




John Seth wrote:
> If you are trying to obtain a kernel newer than what your Linux distro 
> uses, then you most likely will not find in on any apt-get, yum, or 
> rpm repositories, except for unsupported builds.  You can download and 
> compile your own kernel, though it's generally not for the novice... 
> If you don't mind playing around and a few crashes and/or reinstalls, 
> then give it a whirl, you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
>
> Personally, I use Slackware Linux and have 2.6.14 installed, though 
> the latest supported kernel for Slackware is 2.6.13 & 2.4.31.  In 
> those cases, compiling from scratch is the way to go if you want to be 
> bleeding edge.  It's also a good way to get a kernel that supports 
> your hardware and nothing else... Some folks swear that it greatly 
> increases their system speed, others say that the difference is 
> negligible.
>
>  - Tony
>
>
>
> anthonyriga wrote:
>> Sorry if I reposted.  This will get to the latest kernel? I tried wht 
>> you said and it says  linux-386 is already the newest version. But 
>> its still kernel version   2.6.12-10-386 not the latest kernel.
>>
>> */Jesse Jarzynka /* wrote:
>>
>>     anthonyriga wrote:
>>     > I installed breezy badger noticed that the kernel veriosn is
>>     > 2.6.12-10-386.How do I upgrade to the latest kernel version and 
>> get
>>     > sources too? I did updates with Synaptic but they only go so far..
>>     >
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>>     Didn't you ask this a while back Anthony? I could've swore I
>>     replied to
>>     something like this. Anyways, if you have a 686 processor say:
>>
>>     sudo apt-get install linux-686 linux-headers-686
>>
>>     Bam! Done.
>>
>>     If you have the athalon (like me) family, get the k7 kernel:
>>
>>     sudo apt-get install linux-k7 linux-headers-686
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