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Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Released

Posted by michael on from the load-average-increasing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After > 6 months of waiting, 2.4.21 is here. Lots of cleanups, and a patch which gives a MAJOR boost to the 'feel' of the system under heavy disk IO, especially on IDE systems. As usual, available from your local kernel.org mirror or ftp.COUNTRYCODE.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/! Tidbit: 'Current bandwidth utilization 131.72 Mbit/s '." See the Changelog for new stuff.

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  1. Welcome Back! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It is such an honor to be vomited upon by you. Many times I have had an off-by-one error in my First Postedness, only to realize that you have been suffering from a temporary account ban. Your warm vomit gives me more satisfaction than even a first post ever could. I bask in your vomit. You sir are a slashdot icon, and should be able to, nay required to vomit on ALL second posters with impunity!

    Huzzah!

  2. Re:Be gentle to the mirrors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    cd /usr/src/linux
    bzcat /blah/patch-2.4.21.bz2|patch -p1
    make oldconfig
    blah blah blah

    And you people still wonder why so many people stick to Windows instead of trying Linux? When I can double-click an icon and click OK and have it install the updates give me a call.

  3. Re:Admin Question by laserjet · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What I would do if I were you is tell your boss to hire someone new, if you aren't just a troll. You don't seem to have the skills yet to maintain production servers.

    please... using RCs on a production server? if you can't answer your own questions I feel very sorry for you and your company.

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    Moon Macrosystems. Sun's biggest competitor.