On Friday 08 July 2005 02:06 pm, Bill Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 23:12:24 +0200 > > Matthijs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the APT-HowTo, I found a section on 'keeping a mixed system': > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-de > >fault-version > > > > Would that be a good & nice solution instead of compiling the > > kernel yourself? > > I tried to keep a mixed system when I first started using Debian, but > ran into some ugly incompatibilities. One GCC upgrade in unstable can > ruin your whole day if your running software from stable. I > eventually settled on using unstable for my desktop and stable with > back-ports and custom kernels where necessary for servers and client > machines. I would not recommend a mixed system. > > It is really very easy to make kernel packages with the Debian tools. > You should give it a try.
You can go to: http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages, and dl the kernel source for whatever version you need and build your own. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
