The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your
Mandriva Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc. It supports both up and smp systems using smp
alternatives.
For instructions for update, see:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/kernelupdate
Mandriva Kernel Compile Special Instructions
Due to the way that Mandriva generates multiple versions of the kernel
(uniprocessor, smp, enterprise, boot, secure), recompiling the kernel
from the kernel source installed in /usr/src/linux *MUST* be preceded
by one step:
make mrproper
This is roughly equivalent to "make distclean", but not quite. The
best explanation of why this s
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kernel-headers contains the headers for the source code of Linux kernel.
All source code necessary to compile a new kernel is included in two
packages kernel-headers, and kernel-source. You will need to install
both kernel-headers (needed for general Linux compilation), and
kernel-source in order to compile a new kernel.
The kernel is the central process of your Linux machi
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