Re: Linux kernel and some other questions
- From: Markku Kolkka <markku.kolkka@xxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:45:49 +0200
Chris de Bruin wrote:
> What do kernel updates add to a linux-distro.
Bug fixes, added hardware support, possibly new features.
> Is it useful to upgrade every time a new kernel is released.
Yes.
> I have been running linux (Fedora Core 4)
Subscribe to fedora-announce-list
http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list and you get
a summary on any fixes or new features in released updates.
> Another thing I am trying to figure out is how the linux filesystem
> and especially the directory structure works. What are the directories
> mainly used for. I have found some documents on the internet on this
> subject, but the youngest was from 2001.
The current copy of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard is in
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
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Markku Kolkka
markku.kolkka@xxxxxx
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