procps 2.x vs. procps 3.x

Dan Kegel (dkegel@ixiacom.com)
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:53:13 -0800


Albert Cahalan wrote in message "[ANNOUNCE] procps 3.1.3":
> This release includes user selection in top, the sysctl -e
> option needed to support the Red Hat 8.0 boot scripts, and
> the use of /proc/*/wchan on recent 2.5.xx kernels.
>
> For those of you still upgrading from procps 2.0.xx releases,
> you can expect:
> ...
> There's a procps-feedback@lists.sf.net mailing list you can
> use for feature requests, bug reports, and so on. Use it!

and

Robert Love wrote in message "[announce] procps 2.0.11":
> Rik and I are pleased to announce version 2.0.11 of procps, the package
> that contains ps, top, free, vmstat, etc.
>
> Newer versions of procps are required for 2.5 kernels.
> ...
>
> Procps discussion, bugs, and patches are welcome at:
> procps-list@redhat.com

Which one should distributions use?
Or is that a matter of taste?

- Dan

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