On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:07:28 +0200 Ionut Biru <biru.ionut@gmail.com> wrote:
On 01/24/2010 09:55 AM, Aaron Griffin wrote:
Hmmm. LTS install ISOs is an interesting idea, but not sure how people feel about that. I mean, the kernel for the install ISO is just the running kernel. You can still install the LTS kernel from a non-LTS ISO.
Does anyone have a strong opinion on this?
i don't see any reason to have that.
what's the purpose of the LTS kernel again? it's basically to make kernel update cycles of your system longer, right? so instead of getting a new major version every 3 months, you jump from LTS to LTS. I can see why some people want that on their installed box [and hence the possibility to install it using any installation medium]. our goal with the installation media (we're failing at that goal right now), is to have a set of media for each new kernel release. why? optimal hardware support. so the question is simple: do LTS kernels get driver updates like the normal kernels do? but even if they do, they probably run behind on filesystems support and such. so i do not see any advantages for installation media running an LTS kernel. Dieter