Bob Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: BH> "Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: N> What is the differnce b/w compiling a kernel from tar form and N> installing a kernel-image.deb of the same version. BH> BH> A kernel-image.deb has many more of the possible options compiled BH> into it than any one person would ever need, therefore it is BH> larger and slower than one compiled with just the options that fit BH> your preferences and your hardware.
The default Debian kernel-image package has everything in the world built into it. Nothing stops you from building your own kernel package (using the kernel-package package) that has just the options and drivers you need. This gives you all of the wholesome goodness of building your own kernel, plus the manageability that having things in Debian packages provides. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mit.edu/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell
