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Re: linux header

by René Rebe :: Rate this Message:

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Gerardo Di Iorio wrote:
> Why the version of linux-header is different from linux kernel package
> (linux26) ?

Due several reason, major ones are:

    - headers are often randomly edited causing regressions in many packages
    - they define the stable ABI for applications and thus only have to be
      updated if new major features make it into the Linux kernel
 

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