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Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Released

Posted by simoniker on from the happy-happy-joy-joy dept.

thenextpresident writes "It's here! Just updated on kernel.org, the Linux 2.6.0 kernel has finally arrived! We've been waiting a long time for this, and it had been rumored it was going to be released tonight. Well, it's here indeed. Happy downloading." There's also a changelog online for this long-awaited update.

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  1. Finally here... seems unreal by Sp4c3+C4d3t · · Score: 1, Troll

    I can't believe it's really here. I was playing console games, then came back to my computer, refreshed kernel.org, and there it was! I nearly had a heart attack. It's really here... and it just seems unreal. I just don't know how long it will take for me to get used to 2.6.x version numbers after these years of having 2.4... I'll miss you, 2.4.

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  2. Re:How does this benefit me? by El · · Score: 1, Troll

    Have you tried reading the release notes?

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  3. Hold on a sec by Qinopio · · Score: 0, Troll

    Waitwaitwait... what's Linux?

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  4. Re:I don't see a fix. by XO · · Score: 1, Troll

    This deserves a "Troll" mod. I've been using pre-empt since I started using 2.5, because it had the pre-empt patches built in, and have not had any problems whatsoever.

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  5. Re:Cool by Billly+Gates · · Score: 0, Troll
    Stay away from Redhat 9 and even Gentoo.

    Just from someone who had bad experiences with both distro's with it so far.

    The modutils upgrade is a pain in the butt. Oh, and if you try to upgrade modutils on a redhat 9 system, IT WILL BRAKE IT! Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

    There are new Redhat friendly modutils but I would not touch them with a 7 foot pole.

    I will wait for a few months until this mess is sorted out.

    In the meantime create an additional entry in your lilo.conf and grub files for the new kernel AND DO NOT TOUCH YOUR MODUTILS. Just goof around until you find a distro that works. Maybe slackware will be ready.

    FreeBSD which I use already supports higher loads and is more interactive then Linux 2.4x. For me I can have the best of both worlds as long as I do not run it on any smp system where Linux would kick its butt in.

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  6. why all the fedora name dropping? (astroturfing) by ZeekWatson · · Score: 0, Troll
    In related news, Redhat/Fedora

    fedora isn't even a real release yet.

    Is this just the result of a bunch of Redhat fanboys, or is Redhat doing some astroturfing?

    Redhat: the Redmond of the linux world!