Re: yum update

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 09:49 +0100, Chris Jones wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
> >     The yum update is a problem now. I let it go to the point where it 
> > does what it says it will and I said no! Most of what it wants to do is 
> > fine. But it wants to erase my current kernel and install 41 again. I 
> > have been through this already today!
> 
> AFAIK yum will *never* remove the kernel you are currently running. So 
> if by your "current kernel" you mean the one you are using, you are safe 
> from that being removed.
> 
> Chris
> 
That is hardly likely to be true. What you install is a disk file, what
you are running is in memory. Although, that could be a rule that is
implemented. I just don't know. Does anyone know?

Although, I will admit for reasons to complicated to explain removing
the file that represents the running kernel might get the machine in
trouble under certain circumstances.
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