Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:20:36 -0600 From: Lucas Bergman <lucas@slb.to> To: Brad Watts <bwatts@corp.netcom.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel.GENERIC Vs. kernel in / Message-ID: <20010214102036.G8539@billygoat.slb.to> In-Reply-To: <200102141536.f1EFabB00357@corp.netcom.ca>; from bwatts@corp.netcom.ca on Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 10:36:37AM -0500 References: <200102141536.f1EFabB00357@corp.netcom.ca>
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> This may be a very silly question, but what is the difference > between the kernel.GENERIC Vs. kernel? I've safely recompiled my > kernel a whihle ago and want to clear some space on my root > partition. Can I safely delete kernel.GENERIC ? I want to be sure. /kernel.GENERIC is a copy of the kernel that ships with FreeBSD. It's there so that if you compile your own kernel (and screw it up), and your system won't boot, you have a working kernel you can boot. In other words, it's only there as a safety net; go ahead and remove it if you don't think you need it. Lucas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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