Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > Package: kernel-image-2.4.23-1-i386 > Version: 2.4.23-1 > > /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.23 > /boot/System.map-2.4.23 > /lib/modules/2.4.23/... > > [ Here I'll just state that I don't know if the -1- bit in the package > name modifies the kernel version in any way because it's been ages > since the last time I used the official debian kernel images. ]
That bit of the package name represents changes made to the kernel that break binary compatability with modules for the same version kernel. For example, changing the C compiler used to build it. -- see shy jo
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