Bill Jonas on Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:21:25 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] Linux 2.4.18 include file. 

On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 11:36:11AM -0400, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> -3 is the RPM version number. (They patch bugs within the same
> version of the kernel without updating the kernel source proper.
> Yes, that means that -3 is a little bit different from 2.4.18.)

Note that there are newer versions (-5, specifically) on
ftp://updates.redhat.com.  I recall hearing that this version fixed some
subtle but important bugs
(http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2002-085.html and
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2002-110.html).  BTW.

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