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I don't think I'll continue using Arch, btw (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This issue was solved on Slackware in 1993.
It installs a "huge" kernel that contains all drivers to run on almost any hardware by default, alongside the "generic" kernel with only the modules you need. If the generic kernel fails to boot, you always have the backup, which is known to work, cause it's the kernel you first boot into after installation.

[–] sukhmel 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with slackware but why is specific kernel called generic, while generic one is not called generic? I'm puzzled

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have no idea either.

Edit: Did some reading. "Linux-generic" is just the name of the linux kernel that is used in most computers (as opposed to Linux-realtime, which is the only other Linux kernel that's still relevant).