Yum update kernel

[Kevin Fries]

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Frank Pineau wrote:
| Silly question.  When doing a yum update to pick up a new kernel, will
| it remove the old one?  I know rpm -U kernel will.
|

If I upgrade Postfix or MySQL and the new version does not work, my
operating system should continue to function, and I can fix the problem.
~ However, if my kernel breaks, then I can not boot, and therefore will
have a much more difficult time fixing the problem.

Nothing is quite so perilous as upgrading a kernel.  Therefore, you do
not ever want your old kernel removed until you are reasonably sure the
new one will boot correctly on your equipment.

As others have told you, yum will not remove the old kernel, but instead
simply install a newer one.  Once you are sure everything is OK, then
and only then should you remove the old one.

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Kevin Fries
Network Administrator
Hydrologic Consultants, Inc of Colorado
(303) 969-8033    FAX: (303) 969-8357
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