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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I apologize if I am posting to the wrong mailing
list, but this is the only one I have been able to successfully subscribe
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safe to update the kernel packages?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have
not updated my kernel packages because the person who helped me install Red Hat
told me not to.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I don’t remember
the specific problems he mentioned, but he told me that updating the kernel
would cause me all sorts of problems.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Is there any truth to what he said?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I
update my kernel will I lose any settings or personal data?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The
reason I think I should update my kernel is because rhn.redhat.com tells me I
have important kernel security updates pending.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am
using Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 4).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have kernel 2.6.9-42.EL on
architecture i686.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I do my updates
with up2date.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Griff</FONT></DIV>
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