On 5/17/06 12:04 AM, "Dazed_75" <
lthielster@gmail.com> 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
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