Debian & old pc: Can we PLEASE have a 2.4 series or best 2.4.31 kernel in BACKPORTS?
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I do not understand. Is this 2.4 kernel new, somebdy thought about old pc?
before it wasnt there
shall I try it or better wait for 2.4.31?
I note there is not linux-headers 2.4
Last edited by frenchn00b; 01-05-2010 at 11:10 PM.
What do you mean with "slow"? (64MB is more than enough for 2.6)
If it's the boot time, just recompile and disable everything you don't need with "menuconfig".
2.4 isn't supported in Lenny because it would break all applications using the epoll() call from a 2.6 kernel.
What do you mean with "slow"? (64MB is more than enough for 2.6)
If it's the boot time, just recompile and disable everything you don't need with "menuconfig".
2.4 isn't supported in Lenny because it would break all applications using the epoll() call from a 2.6 kernel.
It therefore means that to have a 2.4 kernel with squeeze it shall be own made distro or using woody (and its archive repositories).
If one install squeeze with the minimal (130mb-300mb) (no packages and no bin utils), could I take this squeeze install and build a 2.4.31 kernel (make) and then use the pc as normally apt-get install (if epoll() problem override)
Another point:
Slackware offers 2.4 kernels for the regular distro (the last one).
How can it be explained? What about the epol() issue of debian and why it is not the case for slackware. Those 2 distros are linux, and run same apps. Debian has more packages, and it could be great that backports help us for old pc if it is possible. I would rather have a debian testing with lower light-weight kernel rather than DSL woody, if possible.
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but in terms of security holes, isnt it that risky to use distro with lower version of softwares? Like damn small linux, it is with a lower kernel, so more security holes... no? certainly that I will be wrong again ...
Sadly, I do agree with that
Small distributions with Linux 2.4 are not that actively maintained and do have more security issues.
Last edited by frenchn00b; 01-05-2010 at 11:39 PM.
It therefore means that to have a 2.4 kernel with squeeze it shall be own made distro or using woody (and its archive repositories).
No. Linux 2.4 is supported till Etch.
All backports.org kernels will work fine for that.
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Originally Posted by frenchn00b
If one install squeeze with the minimal (130mb-300mb) (no packages and no bin utils), could I take this squeeze install and build a 2.4.31 kernel (make) and then use the pc as normally apt-get install (if epoll() problem override)
Yes. Only a few apps (mostly mysql and friends) use it.
Just avoid them or rebuild from source (src-deb).
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Originally Posted by frenchn00b
Another point:
Slackware offers 2.4 kernels for the regular distro (the last one).
How can it be explained?
What about the epol() issue of debian and why it is not the case for slackware. Those 2 distros are linux, and run same apps.
Do they?
If their binaries support epoll (as they should), they will break as well.
Most Slackware users use their own binaries.
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Originally Posted by frenchn00b
Debian has more packages, and it could be great that backports help us for old pc if it is possible. I would rather have a debian testing with lower light-weight kernel rather than DSL woody, if possible.
Backports is only for newer software and could already use some extra man-power for just that alone.
backports.org will never add packages (including linux) that could break a stable release.
Default kernels are always meant to suite as many people as possible.
Did you try stripping a 2.6 kernel? It shouldn't cause any problems and is probably even faster.
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