From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10482 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2004 18:05:42 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 6 Dec 2004 18:05:42 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CbNEz-0007QS-QR for arch-gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:05:41 +0000 Received: (qmail 12644 invoked by uid 89); 6 Dec 2004 17:57:06 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-user-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 16475 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2004 17:55:25 +0000 From: Jerry McBride Organization: TEAM GENTOO To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:55:17 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.1 References: <41B49240.7010602@xvalheru.org> <200412061725.28076.mike@gaima.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200412061725.28076.mike@gaima.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200412061255.17508.mcbrides9@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] which kernel ??? 2.4 or 2.6 X-Archives-Salt: ab49e1ce-4c96-4c39-811d-274f9cd1d563 X-Archives-Hash: 47b77f7f72b20946e753c87e2828ed5d On Monday 06 December 2004 12:25 pm, Mike Williams wrote: > On Monday 06 December 2004 17:09, pat wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I have question. Which kernel is better 2.4 or 2.6 ??? I want to install > > Gentoo 2004.3 and I'm new to Gentoo. > > 2.6, it's the future, I've seen it! > > > And is it necessary to have nptl install for 2.6 kernel ??? I think yea, > > but I want to be shure. > > No. > Doubt you'd notice any real difference eitherway though. Well... under heavy, long lived loads on a server, NPTL shines like a star. For desktop users... not too much to notice. -- ****************************************************************************** Registered Linux User Number 185956 FSF Associate Member number 2340 since 05/20/2004 Join me in chat at #linux-users on irc.freenode.net Buy an Xbox for $149.00, run linux on it and Microsoft loses $150.00! 12:48pm up 57 days, 20:34, 8 users, load average: 0.09, 0.14, 0.09 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list