Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody

webmaster_at_worldapart.com
Date: 12/30/04

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    Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:24:07 +0000
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    Alexei Chetroi wrote:

    >On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 03:10:03PM +0000, webmaster@worldapart.com wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:10:03 +0000
    >>From: "webmaster@worldapart.com" <webmaster@worldapart.com>
    >>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    >>Subject: Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody
    >>
    >>
    >>
    > [ snip ]
    >
    >
    >
    >>if your sources.list in /etc/apt/ are "correct" you can also install a
    >>debian package from Sarge or Sid 2.4.27 and 2.6.9.
    >>
    >>I think it's the best way.
    >>
    >>
    >
    > I'm using this aproach, but would argue it is the best way. Think
    >about this posible situation: for example a security hole was found in
    ><= 2.4.27 which is fixed in 2.4.28 or in 2.4.28-preX. Do we have
    >Debian's 2.4.28? No. Is fix backported to 2.4.18? I think yes,
    >acording to changelog.Debian. Is fix backported to 2.4.27? I don't
    >really know.
    >
    > It is quite ok for me to use latest available kernel on my desktop
    >machine, but I would stay away from kernel that is several days old on
    >the server.
    >
    >--
    >Alexei Chetroi
    >
    >
    >
    >
    Please check http://packages.debian.org/testing/allpackages

    Since the official 2.4 kernel for Sarge (for now) is 2.4.27 every
    security update is backported.

    ...
    kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386-di
    <http://packages.debian.org/testing/debian-installer/kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386-di>
    (1.00) [debian-installer]

    ... 

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