which kernel to use for openSUSE 11.2

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After my desktop installation of openSUSE 11.2 and upgrading, noticed that the grub had the following 2 options:

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title openSUSE 11.2 - 2.6.31.5-0.1
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part5 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-default

and

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title openSUSE 11.2
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part5 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop

what is the difference between these 2 kernel and which is the “correct” one to use?

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One is the desktop, one is the default.

Searching for “desktop kernel” yields…

Laptop: generic or desktop kernel? - openSUSE Forums

3

Thanks for the link … seems like I’ve to polish my googling skills :smiley: