kernel

[Jeff Ratliff]

On Sat, Aug 07, 2004 at 05:44:21PM +0000, moblinux wrote:
> is it safe to erase old kernel packages.i always use the latest smp one 
> (i have a hyper threading processor).and is it also good idea to remove 
> the non smp one (because i don' use it)
> 
The short answer is yes. By erase I'm assuming you mean uninstall 
with RPM or something similar (rpm -e kernel-2.6.6-1.435 or 
whatever). Most people tend to keep a couple kernels around, just
in case. 

You might start with 

rpm -qa | grep kernel

to see what you have installed, then unsinstall one by one. I've 
always had to go in and update my grub.conf to remove the old 
kernel lines manually, and make sure my default kernel is set 
right. I'm sure others may have different experiences and opinions.