Q: which kernel?

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#1

Hello,

since i’m installung i use kenrel-default because of better performance.

What is the difference between kernel-desktop and kernel-default?

Best regards

#2

In kernel-desktop some compilation options have been changed to provide smoother experience for desktop usage (as in using a GUI; not as vs a laptop), otherwise they are identical.

And, on 32bit, kernel-default does not support PAE, i.e. the maximum RAM is less than 4GiB. But there’s also kernel-pae which does support it.

#3

AchimKl wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> since i’m installung i use kenrel-default because of better performance.
>
> What is the difference between kernel-desktop and kernel-default?
>
> Best regards
>
>
you will loose all the nice goodies that openSUSE team has included in
the kernel unless you use kernel-desktop.

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GNOME 3.10.1
openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (x86_64) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.11.6-4-desktop

#4

Kernel-default is only better on a server environment - for any laptop/desktop installation should use -desktop.

#5

On 12/01/2013 07:56 AM, Miuku wrote:
>
> Kernel-default is only better on a server environment - for any
> laptop/desktop installation should use -desktop.

To elaborate, default runs the scheduler less frequently (250 times/sec) than
does desktop (1000 times/sec). That means that default has lower kernel
overhead, but the keyboard and mouse responsiveness is somewhat reduced.

As to any openSUSE goodies added to kernels, I never use then as I always run
kernels that are self-generated from the official kernel sources. So far, I have
not found anything that was needed. In fact, openSUSE is gradually reducing the
goodies due to the effort needed to maintain them.

#6

AchimKl wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> since i’m installung i use kenrel-default because of better performance.
>
> What is the difference between kernel-desktop and kernel-default?
>
> Best regards
>
>

default - as the name suggests the default openSUSE Kernel for desktop
and servers
desktop - a desktop tuned Kernel which favors boot times and responsiveness

source:- http://en.opensuse.org/Kernel

GNOME 3.10.1
openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (x86_64) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.11.6-4-desktop

#7

AchimKl wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> since i’m installung i use kenrel-default because of better performance.
>
> What is the difference between kernel-desktop and kernel-default?
>
> Best regards
>
>
More info ?
https://features.opensuse.org/305694

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GNOME 3.10.1
openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (x86_64) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.11.6-4-desktop