Kernel discription

[Ali Erdinç Köroğlu]

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Hi,

2		   .  4			  .  21-4el
|		      |			      |
|--> Major version    |--> Minor Version      |---> Release number

Linux kernels come in two flavors; stable or development.
If Minor version number is odd which means this is a development number, if not then its a stable kernel.

On 19 Jul 2005 11:38:11 -0000
"Subi Bhasker" <subibhasker at rediffmail.com> wrote:
  
> Hai
> 
> wat does each digit indicate in kernel version 2.4.21-4el

Regards
Ali Erdinc Koroglu
http://www.prosoft.com.tr

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