Brian Cluff wrote: > > You have to get the kernel sources to get the source code, if you just get > the kernel RPM thats all you get is a binary. Thats really the way that you > want it, because the source code for the kernel is around 112 megs right > now, and if you just want a working system for a firwall or something like > that, you might only have 100 megs worth of space on your storage medium for > the whole system. is the current kernel that big BEFORE compiling??? I just did a du -sc * in /usr/src and noticed the following: 66440 linux-2.2.14 74866 linux-2.2.16 This is AFTER I have compiled these, and then proceeded to NOT do a "make clean". 2.2.16 is only 74MB even with all the .o files... without the .o output, and after gzip, the kernels are a much smaller and easier to download size: 15918652 Jan 10 2000 linux-2.2.14.tar.gz 17106471 Jul 29 10:46 linux-2.2.16.tar.gz 17 megs.. seems almost svelte compared to 74 or 112... -- jkenner@mindspring.com __ I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| To Build A Better Future. |