Linux 2.6.0-test5, How To Incrementally Upgrade

An anonymous reader writes "Linux creator Linus Torvalds recently announced the 2.6.0-test5 Linux kernel, bringing the release of a stable 2.6 one step closer. KernelTrap quickly followed by posting a guide that walks bleeding-edge Linux fans through the process of upgrading from 2.6.0-test4 to 2.6.0-test5, using a tiny 706 KB patch."

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Re:Someone tell me what's new in this procedure?

[MerlynEmrys67]

Yes it appears remarkably similar to upgrading every other kernel...

That said - posting documents like this help bring in new talent (ie. people who are too scared to start off on their own) which is a key component of keeping Linux viable into 2020 (one of these days Linus will want to retire - we need to have kernel hackers that start in 2005 who are ready to replace him). I remember my first "from source" kernel upgrade from the 2.2 series. I had always just grabbed the latest distro and installed. Imagine my surpirse when I could just get the source myself, build it, install it correctly and the system just ran. It is very powerful, and helping people achieve this power is key for Linux