You may also view the raw Documentation/Changes from the latest 2.2.x kernel source.

Introduction

This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of software necessary to run the 2.2 kernels, as well as provide brief instructions regarding any other "Gotchas" users may encounter when trying life on the Bleeding Edge. If upgrading from a pre-2.0.x kernel, please consult the Changes file included with 2.0.x kernels for additional information; most of that information will not be repeated here. Basically, this document assumes that your system is already functional and running at least 2.0.x kernels.

It is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch, Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the 'net). Please feel free to submit changes, corrections, gripes, flames, money, etc. to me (kaboom@gatech.edu). If you do so, you don't need to bother doing so in the form of a diff, as this is generated by texinfo so a diff is useless anyway (though I can incorporate one by hand if you insist upon sending it that way ;-).

Check out http://www.mindspring.com/~nunez/info/linux/LinuxBleed.html for an HTML-ized shopping list.

For those of you in Europe, http://www.datanet.hu/generations/linux/Changes2.html is an English-language HTML version.

The most current version should always be available from http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/ as well.

Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel needs.

Last updated: January 18, 1999 Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@m.cc.utah.edu).

Current Minimal Requirements

Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently running, the suggested command should tell you.

Program	Version	How to Find Version
Kernel modules	2.1.121	insmod -V
Gnu C	2.7.2.3	gcc --version
Binutils	2.8.1.0.23	ld -v
Linux libc5 C Library	5.4.46	ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
Linux libc6 C Library	2.0.7pre6	ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
Dynamic Linker (ld.so)	1.9.9	ldd --version or ldd -v
Linux C++ Library	2.7.2.8	ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
Procps	1.2.9	ps --version
Procinfo	15	procinfo -v
Psmisc	17	pstree -V
Net-tools	1.49	hostname -V
Loadlin	1.6a
Sh-utils	1.16	basename --v
Autofs	3.1.1	automount --version
NFS	2.2beta40	showmount --version
Bash	1.14.7	bash -version
Ncpfs	2.2.0	ncpmount -v
Pcmcia-cs	3.0.7	cardmgr -V
PPP	2.3.5	pppd -v
Util-linux	2.9g	chsh -v

Upgrade notes

General Information

<CTRL><ALT><DEL> now performs a cold reboot instead of a warm reboot for increased hardware compatibility. If you want a warm reboot and know it works on your hardware, add a "reboot=warm" command line option in LILO. A small number of machines need "reboot=bios" to reboot via the BIOS.

Also, please remember that cua* devices are now obsolete. Switch to the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 -> ttyS1, etc.).

In addition, some software still works, but needs to be compiled against 2.2 headers for complete functionality. Fdutils binaries compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones compiled under 2.2, for example.

As of 2.1.115, support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices was removed. If necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when you obviously are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major 2 /dev/pty* devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more information). In general, you should make sure that your /dev directory is up-to-date if you are experiencing any problems.

Optional support for Unix98 pty devices has also been added. If you want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least glibc-2.0.9x, and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's. The general procedure for configuring Unix98 pty support is:

• Compile your kernel with CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS and CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS.

• mknod /dev/ptmx c 5 2
  chmod 666 /dev/ptmx
  mkdir /dev/pts

• Add to /etc/fstab:

    none            /dev/pts        devpts	gid=5,mode=620    0 0
  

  (Note: gid=5 is applicable for RedHat systems for which group "tty" has gid 5. Adjust according to your distribution. Use mode=600 if you want "mesg n" to be default.)

• Mount /dev/pts

Frame buffer consoles ("fbcon") are now in the kernel for all platforms, not just those non-Intel ones for which VGA text mode is impossible. VGAcon is still available for those who want it, but fbcon has the advantage of providing a uniform graphical subsystem across all Linux ports, and it displays a spiffy penguin logo on boot-up ;-). For more information, see the files in Documentation/fb/ ; you may also need to download the fbset utilities.

Libc (libc5)

Linux-2.2 is ELF-only. You can still compile a.out apps if you really want, but your kernel must be compiled ELF. If you can't currently compile ELF, consult the ELF howto at http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/ELF-HOWTO.html and upgrade your system accordingly.

For modules to work, you need to be running libc-5.4.x or greater. Since updates to libc fix other problems as well (security flaws, for example) and since 5.4.7 is missing a few needed symbols, try to get the latest 5.4.x you can. Currently, libc-5.4.46 is the latest public release.

If you upgrade to libc-5.4.x, you also have to upgrade your dynamic linker (ld.so) to at least 1.9.9, or all sorts of weirdness will happen. Actually, ld.so-1.8.2 and later will work, but 1.9.9 is widely available, so if you need to upgrade, use it. If you get a release later than 1.8.5, avoid 1.8.10 as it introduces a few bugs that are fixed in later releases. Please make sure you don't install ld.so-2.x unless you're running glibc2 / libc6.

If you upgrade to libc-5.4.x, you may also need to upgrade ypbind if you're using NIS.

If you upgrade to libc-5.4.46, please read and pay attention to its accompanying release notes. The section about it breaking make is not a joke.

GNU libc (libc6)

Older versions of GNU libc (libc6) have a bug in the dynamic linker. /etc/ld.so.cache gets mapped into memory and is never unmapped. If one of your boot scripts calls ldconfig, /etc/ld.so.cache is deleted. Init, however, still references that file; as of 2.1.122, the kernel will consequently not be able to remount the root file system r/o at system shutdown. To fix this, upgrade to at least the pre6 release of GNU libc 2.0.7. As a temporary workaround, modify your boot scripts to do the following before calling ldconfig:

ln -f /etc/ld.so.cache /etc/ld.so.cache.old

You need to upgrade to the latest version of modutils for the Linux 2.2 kernel. This version will also work with your 2.0 kernel.

As of 2.1.90-pre1, kerneld has been replaced by a kernel thread, kmod. See Documentation/kmod.txt for more information. The main user-level change this requires is modification to your init scripts to check for the absence of /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe before starting kerneld.

Binutils

If you upgrade binutils, please read its accompanying release notes to find out the proper way to upgrade it. No, the instruction to "rm `which encaps`" is not a joke.

The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series was 2.8.1.0.23. Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are beta releases, and are known to be very buggy. Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) from the FSF should work, and binutils 2.9.1.0.7 and later releases are also good. Either use binutils-2.8.1.0.23 or binutils-2.9.1.0.7 or later. Glibc2 users should especially try to use the 2.9.1.0.x releases, as they resolve known issues with glibc2 and binutils-2.8.x releases.

Gnu C

You need at least GCC 2.7.2 to compile the kernel. If you're upgrading from an earlier release, you might as well get GCC 2.7.2.3, the latest stable public release. If you already have GCC 2.7.2 on your system, you don't have to upgrade just so the kernel will work (though feel free to upgrade if you want the gcc bug fixes).

Note that the latest compilers (egcs, pgcc, gcc 2.8) may do Bad Things while compiling your kernel, particularly if absurd optimizations (like -O9) are used. Caveat emptor. Currently, the only C compiler available in a binary distribution is egcs. Version 1.0.3 seems okay; if you have to have a binary, you may be successful using that. In general, however, gcc-2.7.2.3 is known to be stable, while egcs and others have not been as thoroughly tested yet.

Networking Changes

Please read Documentation/networking/routing.txt and Documentation/networking/policy-routing.txt for more information about changes in routing code. OSPF classes have been added, and interface routes are generated automatically.

If for some reason you need to override this automatic default routing, you have to specify the complete route specification (netmask, device, etc.) for the kernel to accept it. Consequently, you need to either remove interface routes from your init scripts or add missing information to them if you need to replace the automatic routes.

Also note that some routes, such as loopback routes, do not show up in some standard tools. Check in /proc/net/rt_local to verify their presence.

To turn on IP forwarding, issue the following command: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

Similar procedures are necessary to turn on other features. If something appears broken, check the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ directory. "1" generally denotes enabled, while "0" generally denotes disabled.

If you're experiencing reports of lots of network errors, chances are you need to upgrade to a more recent net-tools that understands the new /proc/net/dev format. This will also provide support for new features like IPv6.

As of 2.1.102, the IP firewalling code has been replaced; ipfwadm will no longer work. You need to obtain "ipchains," available from http://www.rustcorp.com/linux/ipchains/ , and use that instead of ipfwadm.

To use masq forwarding you will need to obtain "ipmasqadm," available from http://juanjox.linuxhq.com/ .

DHCP clients for 2.0 do not work with the new networking code in the 2.2 kernel. You will need to upgrade your dhcpcd / dhcpclient.

The ISDN code in the stock 2.0 kernel may not work for you. If it doesn't, look in ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/isdn4linux for updated versions.

Memory

As of 2.1.41, the format of /proc/meminfo has changed. This broke many memory utils, which have to be upgraded. Get the new procps-1.2 and you should be set.

Network File System

The NFS code in the kernel is currently being revised, resulting in much-improved performance. Also, amd is being phased out in favor of the much better autofs. You'll also have to get the appropriate utils to use autofs as well as the new NFS utils. In addition, you have the choice of user-land NFS or kernel-level NFS (knfs).

Util-linux (including mount)

Among other changes made in the development of Linux kernel 2.2, the 128 meg limit on IA32 swap partition sizes has been eliminated. To use larger swap spaces, you need the new mkswap found in util-linux. You also need to upgrade util-linux to get the latest version of mount.

RPM

If you run Red Hat Linux or any other distribution that uses RPM, you need to upgrade RPM to version 2.2.7 or later.

DOSEMU

A new "stable" version of DOSEMU is available for 2.2 kernels. Upgrade to 0.98.4 or later.

Loadlin

Linux 2.1.22 and later releases use a new method of memory size detection, requiring loadlin users to upgrade to loadlin-1.6a.

Sh-utils

As of Linux-2.1.26, the Configure script ("make config") has been updated to be POSIX-compliant. As a result, your expr needs to be updated. Use sh-utils 1.16 or later.

Parallel Ports

As of 2.1.33, parallel port support can now by handled by the parport driver. Be aware that with Plug-and-Play support turned on, your parallel port may no longer be where you expect it; for example, LPT1 (under DOS) was sometimes /dev/lp1 in Linux, but will probably be /dev/lp0 with the new Plug-and-Play driver. If printing breaks with the new driver, try checking your lpd configuration. A good source of more information is the Documentation/parport.txt file included with the kernel.

Setserial

If you experience random problems (stuck lines, lost characters, etc.) with serial lines under recent kernels, upgrading setserial should help.

Syncookies

When you build your kernel with Syncookie support (CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES) the syncookie code still defaults to off (unlike the 2.0.30+ behavior). You have to explicitly enable it by issuing the following command: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies

Bash

Old versions of Bash fail to properly handle symlinks, which can cause problems when compiling modules. Upgrade to at least 1.14 to fix this problem.

Sysklogd

Older versions of sysklogd sometimes segfault under 2.2 kernels. Upgrading to the latest release fixes that problem as well as adding support for new features like system power-off on halt (with appropriate incantations of halt; see the man page) and automatic decoding of kernel oopses.

Ncpfs

To mount NetWare shares, you'll need to upgrade to a more recent version of the ncpfs utils.

SMBfs

To mount SMB (Samba / Windows) shares, you'll need to use the smbmount utility included with release 2.0 of Samba. Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt has more information about this. Note that smbmount must have been built against 2.2 headers to work with 2.2; if all else fails, recompile it and hope it works ;-). In addition, Mike Warfield has a script and some information at http://www.wittsend.com/mhw/smbmount.html that you will probably find useful.

Pcmcia-cs

If you use pcmcia cards, you'll need to upgrade the daemon and support utils to the latest release of pcmcia-cs.

PPP

Due to changes in the routing code, those of you using PPP networking will need to upgrade your pppd.

iBCS

A new version of iBCS is necessary for 2.2 kernels.

AppleTalk

Use the Asun version of netatalk for AppleTalk support, as Umich's version is not compatible with 2.2 kernels.

Psmisc

fuser, which comes with psmisc, reads /proc/*/fd/* to do its job. Upgrade psmisc if 2.2 changes to /proc broke the version you're using.

Tunelp

A new version of tunelp is available which will allow you to enable "trustirq" mode, improving printing while using IRQ-driven lp ports.

PCI utils

Linux PCI utils are available; these include lspci, which displays the detailed information about your system's PCI devices which used to be in /proc/pci, and setpci, which allws you to read and write configuration registers on your PCI devices.

Xosview

/proc interface changes require a recent xosview.

RealPlayer

Current releases of Real Player 5.0 depend on a bug in the sound sub-system which is no longer there. Consequently, they don't work. Real is aware of the problem and should have an updated version of the software available shortly. In the mean time, you can always try backing up your copy of rvplayer, and then editing it by:

dd if=/dev/zero of=rvplayer bs=1 count=1 seek=657586 conv=notrunc
dd if=/dev/zero of=rvplayer bs=1 count=1 seek=665986 conv=notrunc

If you're lucky, you'll then have sound....

You may also need to edit it with

dd if=/dev/zero of=rvplayer bs=1 count=1 seek=702554 conv=notrunc

as well. Alternately, download rpopen from http://onramp.i2k.com/~jeffd/rpopen/ and pre-load it before you run rvplayer (it's a shared object which blocks rvplayer from doing the NONBLOCKing open of /dev/dsp).

Quotas

If you are using large quotas, you should upgrade your quota utils; newer versions count file sizes in blocks instead of bytes, providing an upper limit of terabytes instead of 4 GB.

Ping

Most distributed ping clients are buggy. Get an updated one from the iputils package.

Where to get the files

Binutils

The 2.8.1.0.23 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
Installation notes:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23

The 2.9.1.0.15 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-glibc.x86.tar.gz
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-libc5.x86.tar.gz
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-glibc.x86.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-libc5.x86.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15.tar.gz
Installation notes:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.15
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.15

Gnu C

The egcs-1.0.3 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
Installation notes:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3

Gnu C 2.7.2.3 source:
    ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz

Linux C Library

The (libc5) 5.4.46 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/libc-5.4.46.bin.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libc-5.4.46.bin.tar.gz
Installation notes for 5.4.46:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.libc-5.4.46
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libc-5.4.46

The (libc6) GNU libc 2.0.7pre6 release:
    ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/glibc/glibc-2.0.7pre6.tar.gz
    ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/glibc/glibc-2.0.7pre6.tar.bz2

Linux C++ Library

The 2.7.2.8 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/libg++-2.7.2.8.bin.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libg++-2.7.2.8.bin.tar.gz
Installation notes:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.libg++-2.7.2.8
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libg++-2.7.2.8

Dynamic Linker

The 1.9.9 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/ld.so-1.9.9.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/ld.so-1.9.9.tar.gz

Modules utilities

The 2.1.121 release:
    ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1/modutils-2.1.121.tar.gz

Procps utilities

The 1.2 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-1.2.9.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/procps-1.2.9.tgz

Procinfo utilities

The 15 release:
    ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/svm/procinfo-15.tar.gz

Psmisc utilities

The 17 release:
    ftp://lrcftp.epfl.ch/pub/linux/local/psmisc/psmisc-17.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/psmisc-17.tar.gz

RPM utilities

The 2.2.7 release for Intel:
    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-2.2.7-1.i386.rpm
    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.i386.rpm
The 2.2.7 release for Alpha:
    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/axp/rpm-2.2.7-1.axp.rpm
    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/axp/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.axp.rpm
The 2.2.7 release for SPARC:
    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/sparc/rpm-2.2.7-1.sparc.rpm
    ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/sparc/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.sparc.rpm

DOSEMU

The 0.98.1 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
    ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.4.tgz

Loadlin

The 1.6a release:
    ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/loadlin/update-1.6a/loadlin.exe.gz
    ftp://elserv.ffm.fgan.de/pub/linux/loadlin-1.6/update-1.6a/loadlin.exe.gz

Sh-utils

The 1.16 release:
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz
    ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz

Util-linux

The 2.9 release:
    ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/util/util-linux-2.9g.tar.gz

Autofs

The 3.1.1 release:
    ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/autofs-3.1.1.tar.gz

NFS

The user-land 2.2beta40 release:
    ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/nfs-server-2.2beta40.tar.gz
    ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/nfs-server-2.2beta40.tar.gz

The kernel-level 12/04/98 release:
    ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl/knfsd-981204.tar.gz
    ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/gcc/knfsd-981204.tar.gz

Net-tools

The 1.49 release:
    ftp://ftp.cs-ipv6.lancs.ac.uk/pub/Code/Linux/Net_Tools/net-tools-1.49.tar.gz
    http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/net-tools/net-tools-1.49.tar.gz

Ypbind

The 3.3 release:
    ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/linux/local/yp/ypbind-3.3.tar.gz

Sysklogd

The 1.3-30 release:
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/daemons/sysklogd-1.3-30.tar.gz

Bash

The 1.14.7 release:
    ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/bash-1.14.7.tar.gz

The 2.02.1 release:
    ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/bash-2.02.1.tar.gz

Ncpfs

The 2.2.0 release:
    ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.2.0.tgz

SMBfs

The 2.0.0 release of Samba:
    ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/samba/samba-2.0.0.tar.gz

Pcmcia-cs

The 3.0.7 release:
    ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.7.tar.gz

Setserial

The 2.15 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/sbin/setserial-2.15.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/serial/setserial-2.15.tar.gz

PPP

The 2.3.5 release:
    ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ppp-2.3.5.tar.gz

IP Chains

The 1.3.8 release:
    ftp://ftp.rustcorp.com/ipchains/ipchains-1.3.8.tar.gz
    ftp://ftp.rustcorp.com/ipchains/ipchains-1.3.8.tar.bz2

IP Masq Adm

The 0.4.2 release:
    http://juanjox.linuxhq.com/ipmasqadm-0.4.2.tar.gz

DHCP clients

The 2.0b1p18 ISC dhcpclient release:
    ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/test/dhcp-2.0b1pl8.tar.gz

The 1.3.17-pl2 PhysTech dhcpcd release:
    ftp://ftp.phystech.com/pub/dhcpcd-1.3.17-pl2.tar.gz

iBCS

The 11/05/98 release:
    ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/BETA/ibcs2/ibcs-2.1-981105-ALPHA.tar.gz

Asun netatalk

The 2.0a18.2 release:
    ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/pub/user-supported/asun/netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.0a18.2.tar.gz

Fbset

The 11/04/98 release:
    http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/bin/fbset-2.0-pre-19981104.tar.gz

PCI utils

The 1.09 release:
    ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci/pciutils-1.09.tar.gz
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/hardware/pciutils-1.09.tar.gz

Tunelp

The 0-2.1.131 release:
    ftp://e-mind.com/pub/linux/tunelp/tunelp-0-2.1.131.tar.gz

Xosview

The 1.6.1 release:
    ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/xstatus/xosview-1.6.1.tar.gz

Quota utils

The 1.55 release:
    ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/quota/quota-1.55-10.i386.rpm
    ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/quota/quota-1.55-10.src.rpm

IP utils

The 11/01/98 release:
    ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/pub/ip-routing/iputils-ss981101.tar.gz

Other Info

Please remember that most of these utils are available on your favorite local linux mirror. If you can, please get them from a closer site before checking metalab or tsx-11.

You may also want to check for updated versions of this software in a package format for the distribution you use.

For those of you running Red Hat (or RPM on a different distribution), most of these are available in RPM format. Check around your favorite Red Hat mirror site before installing the non-RPM version. Remember, you might need to use the --force option to get the upgrade to install. ftp://contrib.redhat.com/ , ftp://developer.redhat.com/ , or ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/ will have almost everything you need, and Red Hat 5.2 ships with most necessary software.

Those of you running Debian (or a different distribution that supports .deb packages) can look in the "unstable" and "project/experimental" directories of your favorite Debian mirror. The Debian 2.0 release ships with most packages you need as well.

Please send info about any other packages that 2.2 "broke" or about any new features of 2.2 that require extra or new packages for use to Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@m.cc.utah.edu).