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Linux kernels are a different story.
For example, openSUSE 10.2 shipped with kernel version 2.6.18.2-34. You can break this
version number down into these sections:
. Major version??”Currently at 2.
. Minor version??”Currently at 6. Even-numbered minor versions are stable kernels;
development releases are odd numbered.
. Sublevel number??”This is the current iteration of the kernel. If you visit
www.kernel.org, you??™ll see it listed as the stable version. This number changes much
more often than the first two. In this case, it??™s 18.
. Extraversion level??”This number represents the work the SUSE engineers have done
with the latest patch. Here, it??™s 2, but the dash indicates that there have been 34
small patches added since 2.6.18.2. Generally, this work addresses code issues in the
stock kernel and additional hardware support.
Kernel Versions 497
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To see what kernel version you??™re running, type uname -r at the shell prompt.
NOTE
Alan Cox has taken on many responsibilities within the kernel hacking team, including
leading the team as maintainer.


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