Info on kernel choice

[Markus Kolb]

On 13.10.2004 16:02, de Selby wrote:

> http://wiki.ubuntulinux.org/WartyWarthog/UpgradeNotes ) but I'm at a
> loss as to which kernel to chose (linux-386, linux-k7, linux-k7-smp,
> linux-686 or linux-686-smp). Could someone provide a link to some
> information on  these choices or perhaps a brief explanation of them?
> I'm having difficulty sorting out all of the information on kernel's
> that my searches are bringing up.
> FYI, I'm running Ubuntu on a Toshiba laptop with a Pentium Celeron
> processor - I imagine any of the above choices would work, but how do
> I decide which is best?.

Hello,

use the linux-686. It is the best optimized, available kernel for your 
Celeron laptop.

-smp is for multiprocessor machines or for computers with much RAM (more 
than 1GB I think)
-386 is for nearly every 32-bit Intel architecture processor
-686 is for Intel PentiumII and newer and compatible
-k7 is for AMD Athlon K7 and newer AMD processors

Bye
Markus