Kernel source -- Kernel 2.6 on Fedora-based Systems (and Prior History)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 18:46 +0530, Tamal Kanti Nath wrote:
> Which CD (of 5+1 CD distribution) contains the kernel source of Fedora
> core 5 ?  Actually I want to install NFORCE driver which needs kernel
> source path.

On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 18:12 +0200, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote:
> It shouldn't need the whole kernel source. kernel-devel package should
> be enough.

Indeed.  Kernel 2.6 now includes a subset of the "build" that programs
need, and the 'kernel-devel' package that contains this in FC4+/RHEL4+,
should be the _only_ thing required.

For more on the changes in the way kernel 2.6 distros (FC2+/RHEL4+)
provide kernel source and support, as well as the history behind it, see
my Blog article here:

"Kernel 2.6 on Fedora-based Systems"
http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/10/kernel-26-on-fedora-based-systems.html



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