On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:43:18 +1300, Banjo Mailing List <banjo.mailing.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes, its a prerogative to reboot ;) > Wrong. Prerogative means you have a choice. You don't have a choice. If you want to run the new kernel, reboot and load it. The question from the original poster is whether installing a new kernel with yum automatically starts the kernel, or if a reboot is required. The answer to the question is yes, a reboot is required.