[H-GEN] redhat 6.x

[Tony Nugent]

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On Sun Mar 31 2002 at 10:13, Sandra Milne wrote:

> I'm considering installing redhat 6.x (1 or 2) and was wondering if either
> of these support the 2.4.x series of kernels? If not, is there an easy way
> to get them to support these kernels?

No, don't do it.  Even using a 2.4 kernel with rh7.0 is very
problematic.  6.x is tuned to using 2.2.x kernels (eg, utilities
like mount, nfs, and so on won't properly support 2.4.x).

On the other hand, an updated redhat 6.2 box (2.2.19 kernel) is a
very stable system.

If you need/want a 2.4.x kernel, go the whole way and use it with
redhat 7.2 (with all its updates).

Cheers
Tony

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