Quick check about kernel patching and compile...

[Christoph Georgi]

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Got it.. I did search on the network before, but probably with the wrong
~ terms.. ;)

Concerning the CD, I wondered why during the install all packages were
copied to my hard drive and why it copied even packages that Ubuntu does
not install by default (e.g. gcc, I think).

Christoph

Matt Zimmerman wrote:
| On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 10:26:14AM +1300, Christoph Georgi wrote:
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|>This question might be very stupid, but I can't find the
|>linux-source-2.6.8.1 package in Synaptic?!
|
|
| My guess would be that you answered "no" to the question which asked
whether
| you wanted access to packages over the Internet.  That package is not
on the
| CD.
|
| If so, you would need to enable the network repositories in Synaptic.
|
|
|>Or is it on purpose not included and has to be downloaded from kernel.org?
|
|
| Why would kernel.org have Ubuntu packages?
|
|
|>But why then do you offer the kernel sources starting from version 2.2.25
|>to 2.6.7 in the universe res?
|
|
| Those packages are from Debian, and have been removed in Hoary because
they
| caused confusion.
|
| But if you can see universe packages, you should certainly be able to see
| linux-source-2.6.8.1.  Perhaps you should try a search.
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