Dectalk

[Alex Snow]

Hi All,

I don't know if this question was answered already, but do all distros use
the same kernel? Or do they slightely modify the base linux kernel to better
fit their software?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <slingshooter at valkyrie.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Dectalk


> Hi, Teddy. First, off I'll state that the word distribution is a fancy
name
> for brand. There are many distributions or brands of Linux such as Red
Hat,
> Mandrake, Slackware, Debian, Turbolinux,  Pclinux, etc.
>
> The differences often come down to personal likes and dislikes.
> Distributions such as Mandrake, Red Hat, and debian have a lot of Linux
> packages, and personally I find that good, because you can often find what
> you need either on the cd or on an expantion cd for thos distributions.
> Mandrake and Red Hat use rpm while Slackware uses tgz packages, and Debian
> uses dpkg packages.
>
> Anyway, the point is each distribution attempts to be unique  by using a
> different package manager, installer, different selection of packages, ,
and
> so on. Which distribution someone likes usually comes down to personal
> preference, because it is all Linux.
>
> As for kernel upgrades and such every distribution usually has an updates
> page on their site where you can get up dated kernels, or buying a newer
> version of that distribution will get you the kernel updates. For example
> Mandrake 8.1 shipped with kernel version 2.4.8, and 8.2 ships with
2.4.18-6.
> Red Hat 7.2 shipped with kernel 2.4.7-10 and I believe Red Hat 7.3 ships
> with kernel version 2.4.18-4.
>
>
>
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