Wols Lists wrote: > On 03/01/18 21:21, Stroller wrote: >> Meanwhile, I've seen security vulnerabilities go unfixed for literally weeks >> in the bug tracker, so I don't see the significance of a vulnerability an >> attacker is unlikely to be able to reach. The sites I visit do not make me >> fear my kernel being attacked via the browser. >> >> This thread is not for arguing about security, which is an old discussion >> and which has been done to death. Everyone has their own opinions, and I'm >> not going to add any more. >> >> This thread is about how to fix OP's problem, and that's what I addressed. >> If you install kernels by specific version, as I suggest, then you're free >> to update them manually as often as you wish. > And heaven help you if you think emerging a specific version of > gentoo-sources will update the kernel you're running. Because Linux > certainly won't. > > Hint: changing the current version of gentoo-sources does ABSOLUTELY > NOTHING to your running system, so why not emerge them all? > > Cheers, > Wol > >
My question would be the opposite. Why emerge kernels you are not going to build anyway? The only kernels I have installed here are the ones I have emerged, built and installed for either current or future use. There is no reason to have sources for kernels that I know I will never use. The same could apply to others as well. Dale :-) :-)
