Installing a compiler by default

Jan Claeys lists at janc.be
Fri Jun 9 12:45:52 BST 2006


Op do, 08-06-2006 te 12:55 -0700, schreef Matt Zimmerman:
> On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 02:46:12PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> > I guess it's not feasible for Ubuntu to add new drivers to the kernel
> > package after the release?
> 
> It's sometimes feasible, and sometimes not.  Even when it is, it isn't a
> complete solution, because the user needs to get up and running with the
> kernel they receive on the CD.
> 
> Most add-on driver modules will fit on a floppy in a pinch, but kernels
> won't. 

So, new binary kernel modules can be packaged separately, and added to
the repositories...


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Jan Claeys




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