Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest XXX1 Saturday November 22, 2008

[Shawn Tinsley]

Adding my $0.02, Red Hat 9 is also obsolete in terms of the kernel, assuming one hasn't updated their box. The 2.4 kernel has a number of issues that were resolved in 2.6 in terms of memory management, specifically handling page caching, etc. So from an under the hood perspective moving to a more up-to-date version would would have knock on benefits no matter the gui.