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Kernel configuration for distributions

Kernel configuration for distributions

Posted Jul 23, 2012 19:50 UTC (Mon) by apoelstra (subscriber, #75205)
In reply to: Kernel configuration for distributions by BenHutchings
Parent article: Kernel configuration for distributions

>Why would you downgrade the kernel on a new distribution?

I think the disconnect occurs when a distribution takes a (current) kernel, does several months on QA, then releases it -- and in the meantime, a new mainline kernel has come out.


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