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R0B_IX · 02-21-2010, 12:01 PM

I don't know if a rapidly evolving kernel is an advantage of linux or not, but the kernel in question is about one and a half years old right now. Most distributions have package managers that will automatically install/update software as new versions become available (similar to the windows update tool). That being said, the 2.6.26 version itself can disable using the deprecated system, but being able to manually configure your kernel is something many "friendlier" distros prefer the user doesn’t do, for good reason.

As far as upgrading/recompiling the kernel in PCLinuxOS, I'm not very familiar with that distribution (I typically use gentoo msyelf), but I would assume they have some sort of update tool that could help you out. Checking out their website, it seems like the latest version ships with KDE 4.3, so it sounds like updating your system might solve the problems.

02-21-2010, 12:01 PM	#6
R0B_IX Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 48 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-300	I don't know if a rapidly evolving kernel is an advantage of linux or not, but the kernel in question is about one and a half years old right now. Most distributions have package managers that will automatically install/update software as new versions become available (similar to the windows update tool). That being said, the 2.6.26 version itself can disable using the deprecated system, but being able to manually configure your kernel is something many "friendlier" distros prefer the user doesn’t do, for good reason. As far as upgrading/recompiling the kernel in PCLinuxOS, I'm not very familiar with that distribution (I typically use gentoo msyelf), but I would assume they have some sort of update tool that could help you out. Checking out their website, it seems like the latest version ships with KDE 4.3, so it sounds like updating your system might solve the problems. Last edited by R0B_IX; 02-21-2010 at 12:09 PM.