On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:32:20 -0700, "Steven Hodgen" <shodgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Oh yes, one more thing. > >Shortly after installing Fedora, the automatic update system let me upgrade >the Kernel from 2.5.* to 2.6.*. Now, when I boot, it gives me a choice on >which to boot with, but it always defaults to the old one. How can I change >which Kernel is default. > >Additionally, can I simply remove the older one? > >I'm certain these are extremely basic questions, but I'm a poor slovenly >newbie. > >Thanks! :-) > >--Steven Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and set the line "default=" to the kernel you want to be the default. Usually, the RPM process puts the newest at the top, so it would be "default=0". Once you know it's working, get a list of installed kernels with rpm -qa |grep kernel Then, delete the ones you want to remove with rpm -e kernel-xxx.yyy.zzz Make sure you don't remove the last one! -- Steve
