Re: Packages required for 2.1.24

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 4 Feb 1997 19:52:52 +0000 (GMT)


> Pardon me if such a "newbie" question is not apropriate in this mailing
> list. According to "changes" I should upgrade a lot of packages, but is
> this crucial? I figure I have fairly recent libraries et al, having an
> updated Red Hat 4. There seem to be no rpms for the required more recent
> packages. Do I actually need the very latest for a 2.1.24 kernel?

My RedHat 4.0 with the redhat fixes on and modutils-2.1.23 is doing nicely
except for some module stuff. If you want to use some of the new features
like IPv6 you will need new and extra stuff otherwise you are fine