[Users] Need help understanding kernel version numbers

[Thorsten Schifferdecker]

Hi Jim,

Ola has updated the debianized OpenVZ Linux kernel to new Debian Linux 
Kernel Source :

"linux-image-2.6.18-openvz-amd64_028.18-2.6.18-12-1_amd64.deb" :

linux-image-2.6.18-openvz-amd64 ...

028.18.1
\_> OpenVZ Kernel Patch 028test018.1
(-> http://packages.debian.org/stable/devel/kernel-patch-openvz )

2.6.18-12-1
\_> Debian Linux Kernel Source
(-> http://packages.debian.org/stable/devel/linux-source-2.6.18)

Regards,
Thorsten

Jim Archer schrieb:
> Hi All...
> 
> I have always been confused by the kernel version numbers and I finally 
> decided to just look stupid and ask.
> 
> I am currently running:
> 
> actual:/home/jim/openvz/kernels# uname -a
> Linux actual.registrationtek.com 2.6.18-openvz-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 12 
> 21:59:13 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> actual:/home/jim/openvz/kernels#
> 
> 
> The file name for the deb package for this version is:
> 
> linux-image-2.6.18-openvz-amd64_028.18-2.6.18-11-1_amd64.deb
> 
> I see that there is now:
> 
> linux-image-2.6.18-openvz-amd64_028.18.1-2.6.18-12-1_amd64.deb
> 
> 
> This file has a date of April 11, 2007, so I know it's newer.  But how 
> can I tell from the version numbers?  Both are 028.18 but the newer one 
> has a lower number, .1-2, than the older one, which has 6.  So what's 
> the proper way to parse this?
> 
> Also, is there a posted list of changes?  I'm running OpenVZ in 
> production now and so prefer not to risk an upgrade and reboot unless 
> necessary.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jim
> 
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