<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">--- On <b>Fri, 6/24/11, Rick Moen <i><rick@linuxmafia.com></i></b> wrote:<br><br>"In a lot of ways these Mint distributions seem to<br> offer a good combination of a solid Debian base, with a choice between<br> the standard 2.6.32 kernel (which is in the current Debian stable<br> distribution) and the latest 2.6.38 kernel (which is in the current Mint<br> 11 distribution), ..."<br><br>I like staying as close as possible to the latest kernel release. I've looked at Mint 11 and it has a 2.6.38 kernel. My Debian 6 server has a 2.6.39 kernel. 2.6.38 introduced some nice performance enhancements, especially for servers running relational databases. Other enhancements improve network performance, graphics card support and performance, overall performance and scalability:<br><br> https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/1/18/322<br>
<br> http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3928236/Linux+2638+Boosts+Performance.htm<br><br>In his 2.6.38 release message, Linus talks about improved multi-tasking
performance, where if you are compiling a large program in one window
and watching a video in another, the video is now much smoother.<br><br>
I was at a LUG recently, where someone suggested I forgo upgrading to a newer distro version for the purpose of getting a newer kernel, dismissing a newer kernel as providing an "esoteric advantage." I hadn't yet looked at the release notes for 2.6.38, but responded that using an "up to date" kernel has always provided me with various advantages.<br><br><br><br>
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