Versión del kernel
Para saber si nuestra versión de kernel es actual o estable, basta con poner:
# finger @finger.kernel.org
El resultado será algo así:
[zeus-pub.kernel.org] The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.4.19 The latest prepatch for the stable Linux kernel tree is: 2.4.20-pre4 The latest beta version of the Linux kernel is: 2.5.32 The latest prepatch for the beta Linux kernel tree is: 2.5.8-pre3 The latest 2.2 version of the Linux kernel is: 2.2.21 The latest prepatch for the 2.2 Linux kernel tree is: 2.2.22-rc1 The latest 2.0 version of the Linux kernel is: 2.0.39 The latest prepatch for the 2.0 Linux kernel tree is: 2.0.40-rc6 The latest -ac patch to the stable Linux kernels is: 2.4.20-pre4-ac2 The latest -dj patch to the beta Linux kernels is: 2.5.30-dj1