On 5/17/06 12:04 AM, "Dazed_75" wrote: > 1) Is there any drawback to upgrading my Ubuntu 5.10 (or 6,x soon) to > using a 686 version of the kernel? There is no disadvantage. You should use the kernel that most closely matches your actual hardware for best performance. > 2) Is there any good reason for a package manager like Synaptic NOT to > recognize and suggest the possible upgrade? By default, Ubuntu uses a basic 386 kernel for increased hardware compatibility "out-of-the-box" without adding all the possible kernels to the installer. At one time, there was an note on their website that did a nice job explaining this. I can't find it now. ...Kevin --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss