Re: [PLUG] webhosting question

[Stephen Gran <steve@lobefin.net>]

On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 03:29:56PM -0500, Paul said:
> Does that kernel "package" behavior still work if the kernel has been
> customized and compiled by the user?  Is that feature unique to
> debian?
> 
> (After reading this , for the first time since my initial experience
> with Linux many years ago, which was trying to install Debian from
> floppy disks, I thought for a second that maybe I should switch to
> Debian.)

Yes, make-kpkg allows you to pass a custom string to the kernel name, so
that modules don't overwrite each other and the kernel images all get a
different name, so you could end up with
kernel-image-2.4.19-w-acl-and-other-neat-stuff-ive-been-wanting-to-try,
if you really wanted, although I might go for a slightly shorter name,
myself.

Debian's come a long way, baby.  No, the install is still harder than it
needs to be, but it seems like Woody was better than either potato or
slink.  If you want a hand installing a Debian box, let me know - I've
done about a ton at this point, and find that I'm used to the quirks of
it.
-- 
Stephen Gran
steve@lobefin.net
http://www.lobefin.net/~steve

Attachment: pgpCUsozlrWDk.pgp
Description: PGP signature