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Author: Michael Havens
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: first tar file.
and that fixed it on the desktop! Now for the laptop.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> perhaps I'm unpacking it incorrectly. This is the command I issued:
>
>      sudo dpkg -i *all.deb linux-headers*386.deb linux-image*

>
> this is the directory:
>
>      linux-headers-3.1.4-030104_3.1.4-030104.201111281851_all.deb
>      linux-headers-3.1.4-030104-generic_3.1.4-030104.201111281851_i386.deb
>      linux-image-3.1.4-030104-generic_3.1.4-030104.201111281851_i386.deb

>
> Do I need to do each command alone? Perhaps!
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
>
>> how abput the patch? Should I install that?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Ben Browning <>wrote:
>>
>>> There's pretty much no reason to do that... Use stock dpkg'ed kernels.
>>>
>>> ~Ben
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
>>> > I was thinking that I would compile my kermel from source. Where do I
>>> get
>>> > the modules and other stuff I need?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Ben Browning <>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> You had me worried too so we are even :)
>>> >>
>>> >> -Ben
>>> >>
>>> >> On Dec 4, 2011 12:13 AM, "Michael Havens" <> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks Ben.... you had me worried for a second there!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Ben Browning <>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 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 <>
>>> 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.
>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>> >>>>>> --
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