kernel-2.4.20-37.9.legacy.src.rpm problem

[Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr.]

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:53:44 -0500, Matthew Miller <mattdm at mattdm.org>  
wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 11:57:49AM +0000, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
>> I hope that clarifies things. The kernel is a special case - the
>> kernel-source package would perhaps be better named the kernel-dev
>> package, in the same way that many library packages have -dev
>> equivalents with header files.
>
> And in fact, the kernel-source package is gone in FC3. The headers and  
> so on
> are installed with every binary kernel package. I heard someone saying  
> that
> there were plans to split that further into kernel-devel, but that hasn't
> shown up in the devel tree.
>

Thanks for responding!
I'm still a little confused.
There's kernel-doc, kernel-source, and kernel*src

I still very much a beginner. I bought a pre-loaded redhat linux system  
 from Tiger Direct in 2000, and it mostly sat unattended for over three  
years. After I was laid off, I obtained and did a clean default install of  
redhat 9 using the pre-installed 6.2 default partitions.  I've managed to  
keep it up2date as I learn about it.

I think I understand that kernel*src if for those who want to make changes  
and compile their own custom kernel.  (Scary! [to me])

I think I never had kernel-source installed, or I uninstalled it, because  
up2date has not replaced it with the legacy current version.

I'm running my shrike-legacy system as a lan server for web development.

Is kernel-source not essential to linux?

Thanks,

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