Re: Compile the new kernel or not?

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am really new to linux (3 months old) , but I'm trying to keep up to
> date so I have a question....
> 
> I currently have Red Hat 5.2 with kernel 2.0.36 and am thinking of
> updating the kernel. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to whether
> this would be a good idea (from that last post i'm gettin a little
> worried.) or not and just wait for a packaged version, but what would be
> the fun in that...  (from that last post i'm gettin a little worried.)

Wait for a distribution unless you absolutely need a feature that's
only in the new 2.2 kernel -- or -- you don't mind playing on the
bleeding edge, manually updating packages and fixing things that go 
wrong.  There are a handful of incompatibilities between Redhat 5.2 
and the new 2.2 kernel.

If you decide to try the 2.2 kernel anyway, make sure you can dual
boot between 2.2.x and 2.0.36.

Play on the bleeding edge and you may get cut . . .

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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