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On AD 2008 July 16 Wednesday 07:08:15 PM -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> I keep a few old kernel binaries around that I know have worked. |
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> They are not ancient; the oldest is 2.6.19* |
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> Am I correct in believing that I can run these backup kernels even if |
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> I discard the corresponding sources. I am fairly sure that I need |
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> keep only the contents of /lib/modules/<version> and can discard |
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> /usr/src/linux-version, but would appreciate confirmation. |
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You just won't be able to build modules against them, for example. I've |
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run lots of kernels (on gentoo) after having deleted the source tree. |
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All other distributions I've ever run had the source in a completely |
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separate package. |
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Justin |
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