Copying kernels WAS SuSE 9.0: The Good and the Bad

On Nov 2, 2003, at 12:17 AM, Robert Wultsch wrote:

> Would it be possible to copy the kernel and all the moudules from my
> suse install to a outside medium, and then install debian and copy
> over the kernel? I *hate* the way that suse is setup for dealing with
> packages. Debian and Windows are so simple (usally) for new software
> that I have become jaded to having to fight with a os. There is no
> reason that I should be in rpm hell just to get msn updated to the
> latest version so I can use msn messanger.

Why not just install Debian and upgrade the kernel? I thought the
Debian philosophy was to make fewer releases in the interest of
stability and then let the users upgrade to the latest stuff as they
need it. I know on the PPC side upgrading to a recent BenH kernel is
just part of the install on machines new enough to actually be
shipping. Going to the Debian site and DLing a current enough version
of YaBoot to actually access the Debian CD is another part of the
ritual.

Come to think of it, the easiest way to install Debian, at least on PPC
systems, is to install another Linux and then install Debian over it.
It has always bothered me a little that Debian is such a cannibal.