Kernel

What is the kernel ?

It actually turns out that in a GNU/Linux distro such as Ubuntu or Xubuntu "linux" is the kernel and GNU much of the rest of the OS !

Types

386 686

Versions

2.4.x 2.6.x

SMP

SMP

HowToRecompile

The precompiled kernels that are supplied with with your distro should be fine however if you wish to optimise (or standardise) your platform you can Compile it yourself from LinuxKernelSource or UbuntuKernelSource.