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Old 08-22-2000, 07:54 PM   #1
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Well, I just got finished compiling/installing the new 2.4.0-test6 kernel and I must say it is not too bad. The system seems peppy, everything looks stable (although I have only been up about an hour), and I only ran into one minor stumbling block. The 2.4 kernel looks to be by far the best kernel yet. With a new Device Filesystem, a Logical Volume Manager, and support for 4.3 billion UID's (the population of the world is just a shade over 6 billion) Linux is now poised to compete with the likes of AIX and Tru64. Now you may ask why you would EVER need 4.3 billion UID's? Well you probably wouldn't, but the current limit is only 65,000 which is surely a limiting factor for huge ISP and places like Hotmail.

Linux 2.4 also brings many improvements to the desktop. Improved support for USB, firewire and I20 are just a few. Iptables, the ipchains replacement, includes improved support for NAT and firewalling and is quite powerful yet very flexible. It even includes compatibility modes for older schemes (a major gripe with ipchains).

The moral of the story? If you like to learn and aren't afraid to break your system I highly recommend you try out the new kernel. Just make sure you keep your old kernel laying around. That way the worst that can happen is you try 2.4, you have problems, and you reboot into the old kernel.
 
Old 11-10-2003, 05:58 PM   #2
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v2.4.23-rc1? or 2.6-test9? Those are the new ones...

2^32 - 1 UIDs is a new 2.6 feature if you are running
test6 upgrade to test9 it fixes a lot of bugs and
some bad memory leaks.

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Yes 2.6 has some real nice features. The pre-emptible kernel
for better responsiveness, and sys-fs for all those nutty
admins who like to script the hell out of their box.
 
Old 11-10-2003, 06:29 PM   #3
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Those are the new ones now - that post is well over 3 years old

--jeremy
 
Old 11-10-2003, 06:44 PM   #4
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Dang, how'd I get here...lol
i've just been running around searching
for posts w/ 0 replies. I didn't even read
who posted...

*whack's own head with frying pan*

Time for more coffee.
 
  


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