Ubuntu Server: Considering Kernel Configuration
Last week we looked at Ubuntu Server's documentation, discussed hardware requirements, tried to figure out what sets Ubuntu Server apart from Ubuntu Desktop, and what's included in the current release, 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). Ubuntu itself is not very helpful with these things, and I don't like to write reviews that complain without also offering some answers, so today we're going to learn how to dig into Ubuntu without installing it and find out these things for ourselves. We still need the installation .iso image, but at least we won't have to install it or even burn it to a CD to learn some useful information.
We're taking such a deep dive into the very bowels of Ubuntu Server that this is expanding into a three-parter, so hold on to your hats and enjoy the ride.
What Is a "Server" Kernel?
We're going to compare the /boot/config-2.6.22-14-server and /boot/config-2.6.22-14-generic files and find out exactly what Ubuntu thinks a server kernel is, and what a desktop kernel is. We'll do this by mounting the installation .iso in a temporary directory, and then extract and compare the two files:
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