On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:47:27 +0200, Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Fr, den 22.10.2004 schrieb Linn Kubler um 21:42: > > > Ok, that worked, cool! However, now I see that I have the option to > > boot to either version of the kernel when my computer starts. Is > > there a reason to keep the older version around? If not, should I > > remove it? If so, how does one do that? > > > Linn > > The old kernel sits there for security. If the new one does not boot or > makes other trouble you have the chance to still boot with the old one. > I would keep the old kernel quite a while, until you are sure you have > no problems with the new one. You then can uninstall the old kernel: rpm > -e kernel-$version. > > Alexander > Yeah, that's what I figured also and it is simply using rpm to remove it, that's good. Wasn't sure how involved that would be. I'll take your advice though and keep it around for a while, it isn't hurting me any to have it there. Thanks again for all the help, I learned a bunch this week. Linn
