Messages in this thread |  | | From | jerijian@seas ... | Subject | Packages that should be updated along with 2.0 | Date | Wed, 15 May 1996 20:20:40 -0700 (PDT) |
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Hi,
I can't think of anywhere else to make this request, so I apologize ahead of time if linux-kernel isn't the appropriate place. Anyway, I think that two packages should be kept up to date around the release time of Linux 2.0, just so that distributors won't be left behind with broken stuff:
1) LILO. The current 18dev3 works well in most cases except for floppy boot disks (sorry, I don't have an error log with me right now). If distributors aer to take full advantage of bzImage+initrd, then a release version of LILO 18 should be made available to them ahead of time.
2) procps. I've read reports that procps 0.99a gives segfaults with "ps -t". The Documentation/Changes file also warns of a change in the kernel which broke the new procps. We need to have a procps update so that we a flock of newbies won't come running to us and asking: "Why doesn't ps work with Slackware 96?" or "Help! top in Red Hat 4.0 is broken!"
Just my $0.02. Keep up the good work with Linux.
-- Arthur D. Jerijian | Quote under construction jerijian@seas.ucla.edu | a540adj@helios.math.ucla.edu | adj@ucla.edu |
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