sol2k

Here, here ! I second that... Even when 9.2 is out, I don't think I can make do without Tex's RPMs. I have 9.1 with his GNOME 2.4 and KDE 3.1.4 and did not have any problems with running things. The only thing is it seems that GNOME and KDE are actually sharing the same desktop directories, and it makes things reaaallly confusing. This might be because I had some config stuff in my /home dir from a previous install that i forgot to erase. I will confirm this after I try a "cleaner" install.

On those notes, here are a few more questions: 1. What's the diff between kernel-multimedia and kernel-tmb ? At Thomas' site it is not that clearly stated. 2. So a mdk kernel will come with all the bells and whistles... does that apply to kernel-multimedia ? and kernel-tmb ? Thanks a lot for the help. I am quite adventurous and try all sorts of things on my Linux box....but latelly I am bit fed up with messing it all up and re-installing everything. Regards, Sol2k

Thanks, anon !

Hi again, I sometimes stumble across some kernel rpm like kernel-mm-2.4.* These are supposed to be multimedia patched kernels, with all the preemptive low-latency "super-duper" patches. I realise these are not always found in cooker, so can anyone tell me where can I find those rpms (or src.rpm even better :wink: ) Thanks Sol2k

Hi all, I hope this question has not been asked before. I have succesfully recompiled a few mdk kernels, but recently (due to 2.6 test versions) have been wondering. What are the differences between a stock (www.kernel.org) kernel and the mdk supplied kernel ? Which ones do you prefer ? Why ? Thanks Sol2k

You can also have a look at Yoper, a nice i686 optmized distro. www.yoper.com Tried it once and on my Inspiron 4000 (p3 800, 256 mb ram) it was quite fast. Faster than JAMD (which is great, BTW) and Mandrake, IMHO. It seemed to come customized for a desktop setup (numlock on by default) and at the time I had no patien... errr time to fiddle with it. Support (for free) seems shaky, but Linux is Linux everywhere. NOTE: JAMD really is great for newbies who don't want to fiddle with installing apps and just want an pretty, easy to use Linux. I did not see any noticeable performance jumps from the i686 optimizations. Strangely, Yoper seems to do better in that dept.