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metre

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Registered: 2011-03-13

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[SOLVED] Kernel version: why 2.6.##-ARCH and not 2.6.##.#-ARCH?

Just to know, I feel curious indeed.
Why 'uname -r' shows '2.6.37-ARCH' and it doesn't show '2.6.37.4-ARCH', for example?
Why the format is '2.6.##-ARCH' and not '2.6.##.#'?
Thank you in advance!

Last edited by metre (2011-03-19 18:45:42)

wonder

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Re: [SOLVED] Kernel version: why 2.6.##-ARCH and not 2.6.##.#-ARCH?

because we have to recompile all external modules for every minor update instead of doing it once per major update

Last edited by wonder (2011-03-19 18:44:48)

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metre

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Registered: 2011-03-13

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Re: [SOLVED] Kernel version: why 2.6.##-ARCH and not 2.6.##.#-ARCH?

because we have to recompile all external modules for every minor update instead of doing it once per major update

I see
thank you!