yum removing old kernels?

[Roger Grosswiler]

> When I do a yum update I get
>
> Installing:
>  kernel                  x86_64     2.6.16-1.2080_FC5
> updates            16 M
> ...
> Removing:
>  kernel                  x86_64     2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
> installed          81 M
>
> Since when does yum remove old kernels automatically?  Seems a bit
> dangerous to me.  What if there's a problem and one needs a fallback?
>
> Dan.
>
> --

erm...isn't it like this, that it keeps the 2 last kernel and deletes the
oldest if a newer comes? so, you will always have a fallback (expect the
older kernel did not work either :-))

Roger