9 Apr
2003
9 Apr
'03
10:22 a.m.
On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 08:40:06AM +0530, Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe wrote:
Never done a kernel upgrade using apt ... I compile the source instead! Very convenient, only thing is you spend time in the initial "make xconfig" phase, getting all the correct functionality inside.
Good. But for newbies info or as a general rule:
Kernel re-compilation is normally not required unless you want to make some additional hardware supported.
Of-course there are benefits out of a custom kernel like avoiding unwanted modules loading into memory etc.
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