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Linux Kernel 2.6.8 Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the compile-reboot-repeat dept.

J ROC writes "According to The Linux Kernel Archives kernel 2.6.8 is now out. It includes some fixes from 2.6.7. Happy upgrading." You may want to read this earlier story and think twice before upgrading.

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  1. Re:Dual Boot? by johannesg · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Although your answer is appreciated, it is not the answer people are looking for. Let me rephrase the question:

    I have a PC with five partitions. Two of these I use for Windows 2000. The other three are currently used for an AMD64 installation of Mandrake that doesn't have a working video card driver and is therefore almost useless to me. I'd like to install a new Linux there (in fact I need it badly), but I'm scared shitless that I may corrupt those Windows 2000 partitions and will have to spend a week rebuilding the damn thing, not to mention losing the stuff I forgot to backup. So, will any random modern distribution fuck up my Windows 2000? Or has that risk now been removed(1)? What do I need to look for in order to be able to determine this myself? See, that's the point. People are scared of losing existing partitions, and we need to know if that is going to happen or not. Whether it was caused by the kernel, the bootloader, or your uncle Vinny really isn't all that relevant.

    (1) I'm just talking about Linux here, what Windows 2000 does on its own is a completely separate subject...

  2. Re:Logitech MX700 mouse by cs02rm0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It doesn't function correctly - you move the mouse around and the cursor furiously flickers around the screen.

    Xorg, Slack current.

  3. Re:Logitech MX700 mouse by Svennig · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I think slashdot should reverse its decision not to allow people to post AND moderate.

    I really want the mod to explain why he decided that the parent was a Troll.

    Now this post? Flaimbait probably :p