Re: I'm confused about kernel upgrades

From: Eggert Ehmke (eggert.ehmke_at_berlin.de)
Date: 01/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:04:42 +0100

Ernest <leucoplast@seanet.NOSPAM.com> schrieb:

>Is there any good reason for me to upgrade my kernel to either 2.5.x or

Don't get 2.5.x. It's the developer kernel.

>2.6.x? Are those kernels more secure than 2.4.x? Would I notice a
>difference in performance or usabilty?

2.6.x has a better scheduler, that may improve performance.

>Will upgrading from 2.4 to 2.6 cause problems on my currently stable
>computer?

you have to upgrade some important packages. And not everything runs
"out of the box". If you want a stable system and don't live on the
bleeding edge, wait.

> Would it be more difficult than upgrading from 2.4.21 to 2.4.24?

Yes. I would suggest to wait for at least 2.6.4, or until SuSE puts it
into the next release.

Eggert, who runs 2.6.1