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Article #47458Re: Red Hat's default kernel
From: DaZZa
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:00
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On 10 Jan 1999, Jason Stokes wrote: > It's strange that just recompiling the kernel could make so much > difference. My question is: why does the Red Hat distribution ship > such a bloated kernel image? Is the assumption that you'll just > compile a custom one anyway? To make sure the installation runs on as many diverse hardware configurations as possible. It's a catch-all - the first thing you should do on installing redhat is compile your own kernel - it works *much* better that way. DaZZa
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