About the linux-libre and linux-libre-vanilla status
eliotime3000 - 6 months ago -
Recently, I've built a new PC and I installed the linux-libre-vanilla kernel in order to avoid the bug present in the previous version 6.3.3 for Gigabyte motherboards.
However, I've realized that the linux-libre kernel has been updated to the version 6.5.7 (until the date that has been posted this topic, the version 6.5.8) but the linux-libre-vanilla is up to the version 6.5.7.
My question about the two versions of linux-libre kernels are the following:
- Which kernel build will last?
- How often gets updated the Vanilla kernel compared to the usual one?
- Will the
linux-librekernel have modifications after the update process?
Replies (2)
RE: About the linux-libre and linux-libre-vanilla status - Chocolat - 6 months ago -
Linux-libre is at 6.5.8-1.vanilla1 so it doesn't make sense to install linux-libre-vanilla right now.
About the will kernel build will last idk im not a maintainer but i think both.
Vanilla gets updated when is a newer version in fsfla (or like with a difference of a couple days)
The package of linux-libre don't should have problems since it is at 6.5.8
RE: About the linux-libre and linux-libre-vanilla status - bill-auger - 6 months ago -
parabola will have both kernels for the foreseeable future - i do not know how often either will be upgraded - megver normally makes the kernels - he used to package nearly every kernel release; but he has slowed down in recent years - linux-libre-vanilla was created by gnutoo as an emergency replacement for linux-libre, for times when linux-libre has a problem but megver has not fixed it yet - if and when megver resumes maintaining the kernels properly, linux-libre-vanilla could be retired; but the motivation is not about version numbers - it is because linux-libre has been broken sometimes; and linux-libre-vanilla is easy to maintain
because linux-libre-vanilla is easy to maintain, that gives an advantage for users who do not mind building it themselves - simply change the pkgver in the PKGBUILD, `makepkg -sri`, and reboot - for that reason alone, i am not highly motivated to make it a point remember to package every kernel release
if you are trying to decide which to use, it is a good idea to keep multiple kernels installed with different versions - myself, i always keep linux-libre-lts and linux-libre-vanilla - but its not so important which two; only that they are different versions - that will be most reliable