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- Lines: 109
- Date:
Mon May 12 20:47:22 1997
- Orig file:
v2.1.36/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Wed Apr 23 19:01:13 1997
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.36/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel
needs.
-Last updated: April 17, 1997.
+Last updated: May 12, 1997.
Current Author: Chris Ricker (gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu).
Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@
- Kernel modules modutils-2.1.34
- Gnu C 2.7.2.1
-- Binutils 2.7.0.9
+- Binutils 2.8.0.3
- Linux C Library 5.4.23
- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.8.5
- Linux C++ Library 2.7.2.1
- Procps 1.01
-- Mount 2.6e
-- Net-tools 1.32-alpha
+- Mount 2.6g
+- Net-tools 1.41
- Loadlin 1.6a
- Sh-utils 1.16
-- Autofs 970409
+- Autofs 0.3.0
- NFS 0.4.21
Upgrade notes
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
To run bootpd, you'll need to issue the following command: echo 1
>/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_boot_agent
+ For support for new features like IPv6, upgrade to the latest
+net-tools.
+
Mount and network file systems
==============================
@@ -179,8 +182,7 @@
*************************************************
There are some simple methods useful to know the version of the
-installed programs and libraries. The SysVinit version display
-requires that you be logged in as root.
+installed programs and libraries.
Binutils: ld -v
Gnu C: gcc -v or gcc --version
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@
Libc++: ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
Modutils: insmod -V
Mount: mount --version
+Net-tools: hostname -V
Procps: ps --version
RPM: rpm --version
Sh-utils: expr --v
@@ -200,12 +203,12 @@
Binutils
========
-The 2.7.0.9 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.9.bin.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.9.bin.tar.gz
+The 2.8.0.3 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.8.0.3.bin.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.8.0.3.bin.tar.gz
Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.9
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.9
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.0.3
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.0.3
Gnu C
=====
@@ -295,14 +298,14 @@
Mount
=====
-The 2.6e release:
-ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/util/mount-2.6e.tar.gz
+The 2.6g release:
+ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/util/mount-2.6g.tar.gz
Autofs
======
-The 970409 release:
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/autofs-970409.tar.gz
+The 0.3.0 release:
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/autofs-0.3.0.tar.gz
NFS
===
@@ -310,6 +313,13 @@
The 0.4.21 release:
ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
ftp://linux.nrao.edu/pub/people/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
+
+Net-tools
+=========
+
+The 0.41 release:
+ftp://ftp.london.uk.eu.org/pub/ipv6/net-tools-1.41.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.cs-ipv6.lancs.ac.uk/pub/Code/Linux/Net_Tools/net-tools-1.41.tar.gz
Other Info
==========
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