Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 12/11/2022 23:37, Dale wrote: >> Usually, I try to update about once a year. I don't change hardware >> much. > > The main reason I suggested LTS is because that, *when* you decide to > do a @world update, you will get the latest LTS of the same main > version you're already using. For example you'll go from 5.15.20 to > 5.15.78. And that means you won't have to bother with an array of > endless "make oldconfig" questions. There'll be like one or two at > most, which is trivial to deal with. > > I've been using LTS kernels for years now, and I never looked back. > "make oldconfig" usually doesn't say anything, making it a > ridiculously fast and no-brainer update, and yet I get the latest > bugfixes and security fixes. > > It just works :-) > > >
Thing is, I may go a year, sometimes more, without updating the kernel. If I rebooted often, I could see using a LTS kernel. If a kernel can run for months with no problems, it's stable enough for me. Plus my hardware works. I have even built a kernel but never actually booted it. By the time I get around to rebooting, I've had to build another kernel. I generally always work from a known stable config tho. The only reason I wouldn't is if I build a new system and have to start from scratch. I've also had times when I had to update because my video drivers wouldn't build with a older kernel version that I'm running. That doesn't happen to often but I recall running into that at least once. Either way, biggest question was if there was some known breakage between my old version and a newer version. Maybe the one I tried just had some weird problem that only affected me or I just missed something during the oldconfig. I wish I could recall the error. Who knows on that. Thanks. Dale :-) :-)
