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Linux Kernel 2.4.6 Released

Posted by timothy on from the happy-fourth-starting-now dept.

If the prospect of fireworks wasn't enough to make you happy today, there's a new Linux kernel in town. (Note: be patient; some of the mirrors aren't yet updated.) sheol writes of the new 2.4.6 release: "Yep, it's out there. Run, jump, dance in the streets. Drink and be merry. Prepare yourself for a full kernel recompile." Reader dschl says: "Looks like fixes to the Reiserfs bugs in 2.4.5 are included." Here's the changelog as well.

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  1. Save bandwidth... use patches. by simpleguy · · Score: 5

    Allow me to remind you not to download the WHOLE kernel tarball over and over again.

    Use the kernel patches and patch your kernel source as described in the Kernel HOWTO.

    This will save you precious time, bandwidth and will cause less load on the servers.

  2. Re:Who *doesn't * use Linux here? :) by innit · · Score: 5

    I've always used Windows NT based OSs on the desktop and Slackware Linux on the server.

    People seem to think they have to choose between the two operating systems. I used them both at the same time. They both have advantages and disadvantages. Windows is a well rounded, stable workstation OS, Linux is a stable, powerful server OS.

    In reverse, I would consider them both to be useless. Why sacrifice one set of advantages? Use them both!

    xx Stuii!