It goes against everything I hold dear to bring this back from perversion to geekery, but Michael I thought you meant the actual kernel, not the package containing the kernel... The packages will have everything you need if they install properly. -Ben On Dec 3, 2011 10:51 PM, "Eric Cope" wrote: > Especially if it's really compressed... > > On Dec 3, 2011, at 10:29 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Remember never to unzip in public. > > > > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > >> Yep, to unzip, just include the same option. As an FYI, gzip is more > >> common, especially on older installations, but bzip is better at > >> compression. > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Michael Havens > wrote: > >>> Thank you Eric. I was unclear through the man page the process of > >>> decompressing. It seems that I would just include the same option > (j/z). Is > >>> this correct? > >>> > >>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Michael Havens > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> huh? I did do it like I did the first. > >>>> > >>>> sudo dpkg -i *_all.deb linux-headers*386.deb linux-image* > >>>> > >>>> Those were as the instructions said to do it (I did add the wild > cards). > >>>> What else do I need to do to install the modules and other things? > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Ben Browning > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> thYou should reine manbstall the second kernel like you did the > first... > >>>>> The method you have used will not have modules and other things that > you > >>>>> need. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Ben > >>>>> > >>>>> On Dec 3, 2011 6:48 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I made my first tar file just a few minutes ago! I wanted to put the > >>>>>> new kernel on the other machine too because from what I've read the > 3.x.x > >>>>>> version of the kernel does all sorts of nice things. One of those > nice > >>>>>> things is that it automatically defragments now. What other nice > things > >>>>>> have you discovered about it? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Anyways, there i go off on another tangent....As I was saying, what > I > >>>>>> did is combined the three files together (with another with > instructions to > >>>>>> install it) with tar and emailed it to myself with the command: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> tar cjf 3.1.4.tar.zip * > >>>>>> > >>>>>> So let's open this up to discussion. If you don't think that was the > >>>>>> best way to do it let's hear some constructive criticism. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >