Ahh, sorry. I wasnt aware how a kernel version number worked. Thanks, Aaron
Anand Kumria wrote: > > On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 10:14:11AM +1000, Aaron Daniels wrote: > > Hi, > > I recently upgraded my slink sparc5 box to potato. > > During the upgrade it told me that to upgrade libc6 I needed to install > > 2.2.7 or > > higher kernel. > > I did so, but this is a production box and I dont really feel safe running a > > kernel that unstable. > > What makes you think the kernel is unstable? > > Kernel versioning is: > > major.minor.revision (e.g, 2.2.7, 2.3.99) > > Unstable kernels are when the minor number is odd (i.e 2.3.99 ); revision > does not indicate anything to do with stability. > > Thus: 2.0.x, 2.2.x, 2.4.x, are stable and 2.1.x and 2.3.x are unstable. > > > So my Questions are. > > 1. is that libc6 error a requirement or a recomendation. > > 2. is the 2.2.7 kernel stable enough for production use. > > There are a number of problems with 2.2.7 (though I don't know which > specifically affect Sparcs). You should, as much as possible, be running > the latest kernel which I believe is 2.2.15 > > Anand > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Thanks, Aaron Daniels Network Administrator Dataheart What was the best thing before sliced bread?
