Well, I figure that I might as well learn to apply a patch to my kernel so I 
downloaded kernel-patch-openmosix_0.3.4-7_i386.deb-> moved it 
to /usr/src/linux-2.4.22-> opened konqueror as root-> ran kpackage on it-> 
and am getting this error in a terminal:

	konsole_grantpty: cannot revoke /dev/ttyp0.
	Reason: Function not implemented
	konsole: chownpty failed for device /dev/ptyp0::/dev/ttyp0.	
	       : This means the session can be eavesdroped.
	       : Make sure konsole_grantpty is installed in
	       : /usr/bin/ and setuid root.

I am wondering why I can't unpack  kernel-patch-openmosix_0.3.4-7_i386.deb 
with kpackage and so I have to open it using ...... uhhhh..... how to open a 
deb? Found it! dpkg

And after doing that the output makes it seem that I already had it installed 
(from the apt-get I forgot I did):

root@1[linux-2.4.22]# dpkg -i k*
(Reading database ... 107161 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace kernel-patch-openmosix 1:0.3.4-7 (using 
kernel-patch-openmosix_0.3.4-7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kernel-patch-openmosix ...
Setting up kernel-patch-openmosix (0.3.4-7) ...

Except, does  the '1:' mean anything in particular? I suppose it indicates it 
is an apt-get file.
 	and 
Where did the files from the deb package go? Nothing new appeared in the 
directory. The content of it (including hidden files) is at (1)
Then I found the silver bullet (http://www.desktop-linux.net/debkernel.htm): 
to apply patches to a kernel run 'patch -p1\
< /path/to/kernel/patch' which leaves me with two questions:
1- What is the path to the patch
(the second of which was answered as I typed out the question)

Well, I've decided to upgrade my kernel to 2.6.7 Wish me luck!
-- 
<:-)Mike(-:>
(1)
ls -la
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     bmike1         12 2004-03-26 07:41 /usr/src/linux -> 
linux-2.4.22
/usr/src/linux-2.4.22:
total 1828
drwxr-sr-x    5 root     bmike1       4096 2004-07-25 17:50 .
drwxrwsr-x    7 bmike1   bmike1       4096 2004-07-23 17:56 ..
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1      10775 2003-09-24 13:27 
acpi-20030916-2.4.22.diff
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1      35851 2003-03-29 13:16 .config
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1      18691 2002-08-02 17:39 COPYING
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1      81782 2003-08-25 04:44 CREDITS
drwxr-sr-x    2 root     bmike1       4096 2003-09-26 12:40 debian
drwxr-sr-x   12 root     bmike1       4096 2003-09-26 12:42 include
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1    1587322 2004-07-25 17:50 
kernel-patch-openmosix_0.3.4-7_i386.deb
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1      46953 2003-08-25 04:44 MAINTAINERS
-rw-rw-r--    1 root     bmike1      19024 2003-09-25 20:30 Makefile
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1      14287 2003-08-25 04:44 README
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1       2818 2003-06-13 07:51 REPORTING-BUGS
-rw-r--r--    1 root     bmike1       9291 2002-08-02 17:39 Rules.make
drwxr-sr-x    4 root     bmike1       4096 2003-09-26 12:42 scripts







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