I have been running Debian a few years now but haven't really dug into the proper way to handle kernel modules in regards to auto-loading/unloading (i'll get to this) and the setup of modules.conf. I ...

Alexei Starovoitov posted some patches to allow the kernel to load regular ELF binaries (aka plain executables) as kernel modules. These modules would be able to run user-mode helper routines instead ...

...so I've just installed Slack 8 onto a new HD, opting for the "easy" way of letting it add ALL the packages. <note to self: Don't do that again, moron!> Anyway, I have / set to /hda1, and told that ...

Linux is a robust and stable operating system kernel, but there are instances where it can panic, be it due to bad hardware or bad software. It does not happen often, but it can happen. If you’re ...

If you’re looking to get your Linux kernels up to the latest releases, here’s how to use a GUI tool available that makes this process very easy. There are certain Linux distributions that always seem ...