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? ------------------------------- Alex Snow Email: alex_snow at gmx.net BBS: telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org web: http://web.alex-snow.dhs.org The Computer Repair Guy: If It Ain't Broke, I'll mess With It Till It Is! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <slingshooter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
