Several changes to the X86 and KVM code are to speed up the kernel's own hypervisor. The kernel developers once again revised and considerably extended the still emerging tracing infrastructure.
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Why Compile a New Kernel?
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I lost count of the number of times someone told me I was nuts for wanting to compile a new kernel Why not get a new different distro of Linux that works on a specific machine? What is wrong with the kernel that comes with the distro? There are reasons for compiling a new kernel.
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Linux 2.6.33-rc2 Kernel Released
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As a Christmas (or holiday) gift to all Linux users, Linus Torvalds last night put out the Linux 2.6.33-rc2 kernel release.
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With the end of the next kernel version's main development phase, the most important new features of Linux 2.6.33 have been determined: DRBD, Nouveau, support of the Trim ATA command and a bandwidth controller for block devices. The developers have also improved the Radeon drivers and the support of Intel Wi-Fi chips.
Read more »How to: uninstall the old kernels in ubuntu
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Everytime there is an update for the kernel, the new kernel is installed while the old one is not automaticaly uninstalled, after several kernel updates, you will find a large list of old kernels in the start grub menu.
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The kernel column by Jon Masters #81
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John Masters is a Linux kernel hacker for almost 14 years, since he first attended university at the age of 13. Jon lives in Massachusetts, and works for an enterprise Linux vendor. He also writes a monthly column for Linux User & Developer…
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Debian pushes development of kFreeBSD port
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The Debian Release Team is pleased to announce that it sees the port of the Debian system to the FreeBSD kernel fit to be handled equal with the other release ports. The upcoming release codenamed 'Squeeze' is planned to be the first Debian distribution to be released with Linux and FreeBSD kernels.
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Active development on Linux-libre
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Active development on Linux-libre, a fork of the Linux kernel which removes non-free software components
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Kernel Log - Devtmpfs in 2.6.32, more discussion about DRBD, new stable kernels
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The development of Linux 2.6.32 is in full swing – although the integration of devtmpfs into the main development branch has caused considerable friction. The integration of DRBD, which already seemed certain, is also being debated again.
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Kernel Log - Coming in 2.6.31 - Part 3: Storage and file systems
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The Kernel Log is taking the opportunity to continue its series of reports on the major changes in Linux 2.6.31 compared to the current 2.6.30 kernel with an overview of storage and file systems.
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New Intel IGP Appears In Linux 2.6.30 Kernel
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The merge window for the Linux 2.6.30 kernel is now open and Linus has already accepted a horde of new patches for this next quarterly Linux update.
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Kernel Log: What's coming in 2.6.29 - Part 7:
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On Thursday night, Linus Torvalds released an eighth pre-release version of Linux 2.6.29 and hinted that this could be the final 2.6.29 release candidate. "What's coming in 2.6.29" series with an overview of driver news from a range of areas.
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Linus on microkernels vs. monolithic kernels
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"Interesting commentary from Linux kernel founder Linus Torvalds a few weeks ago in an interview on Simple Talk. He covers areas including microkernels vs. monolithic kernels..."
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Andrew Tanenbaum, Creator of MINIX on microkernels vs. monolithic kernels
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Andrew Tanenbaum: «...A microkernel is much better engineered and is more modular and easier to understand. Monolithic kernels are still too big and unreliable. My metric is the TV set. The system should run for 10 years with a total of zero failures for 99.9% of the users...»
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Build a customized SystemRescueCd with your own kernel
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"... A new tutorial has been written to explain how you can compile your own kernel and add it to SystemRescueCd. This can be done from SystemRescueCd itself ..."
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