I know it is a little late to ask, but:
Once upon a time, Christopher Beland <beland(a)alum.mit.edu> said:
* kernel.i586, for those requiring compatibility with a
Pentium-class
architecture or who do not have a PAE and NX capable processor.
* kernel-PAE.i686, which requires a PAE and NX capable processor with
Pentium PRO-class or later architecture.
Why isn't the i686 kernel just "kernel" as well? Is there going to be
some other kernel.i686 package later?
It was nice when kernel-smp went away, because I could make scripts that
just look for the "kernel" package. Now we are going back to where a
lot of systems (majority of 32 bit?) will not have a "kernel" package.
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Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.