Re: Kernel-image: 2.6-686 vs 2.6.8-2-686

From: rds (rustydstone_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/31/05

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    --- Andreas RiRippla.riripplmgmxet> wrote:
    > But, I for one prefer _not_ to upgrade my kernel packages automatically,
    > so I install the next version whenever I choose to. Which more and more
    > makes sense to me, as the newest 2.6 kernels seem to have some stability
    > issues at the moment, so I am happily running 2.6.7-1-686-smsmp.

    That's a good point. But wouldn't you want to be "advised" that you need to
    install a new kernel in case if, say, there is a security exploit in the "old"
    kernel? That was the reasoning behind my desire to auto upgrade kernel.

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