[ncolug] Re: libc6 during the install
- From: Chuck Stickelman <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:41:18 -0500
Michael K. wrote:
> I just don't see the advantage of pearing down the modules like hat.
> What do I gain by not having usb-printing support there?
> Mike K.
>
What "there"? When you plug a USB printer into your laptop your kernel
loads a module. If I had the module my laptop would do the same thing.
Heck, I could load the EXACT same kernel you have if I wanted to.
At some point each of us have to choose which modules we want and which
we don't want. What I was trying to say is that you can't have every
module. You can always find something missing, or buy something new.
(As an example I recently Wooted a USB TV tuner. Now I can guarantee
that none of my Linux boxes have the needed module(s) installed. What
should I do? Install a new Distribution from scratch!?)
How many times have you or Larry or someone else talked about loading
one Distribution to find the system lacked support for a given device,
then load a different Distribution to find the first device was
supported, but now something else wasn't supported?
I remember Larry going through that painful process for quite some
time. What Mike B. and I tried to get across to everyone was that it
was totally unneeded. Load the Distribution you want and then build any
missing modules.
Some time ago I started building my own kernels. When I did that I
built only the modules for the specific target system's hardware.
Sure, it would have been nice to have pre-built the USB printer
modules... I just never thought about it since I don't own any.
Nothing gained, except a bit of time doing the compilation/building of
the kernel-package.
Chuck
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