yum update

[Rahul Sundaram]

Aaron Konstam wrote:
> 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?

It is true. That's the way yum plugin works. It checks and does not 
remove the running kernel.

Rahul