what kernel does freebsd use?

Kenneth Culver culverk at yumyumyum.org
Mon Jun 30 06:10:29 PDT 2003


> I've read that there are multiple kernels for BSD. What does FreeBSD
> use? Can I swap it out for other kernels? Or am I mistaken?

FreeBSD uses the FreeBSD kernel. You can recompile it using the source for
the FreeBSD kernel, but it is the only kernel that works with FreeBSD.

Ken


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