On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 08:22:22AM +0200, Roger Grosswiler wrote: > > When I do a yum update I get > > > > Installing: > > kernel x86_64 2.6.16-1.2080_FC5 > > updates 16 M > > ... > > Removing: > > kernel x86_64 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 > > installed 81 M > > > > Since when does yum remove old kernels automatically? Seems a bit > > dangerous to me. What if there's a problem and one needs a fallback? > > > > Dan. > > > > -- > > erm...isn't it like this, that it keeps the 2 last kernel and deletes the > oldest if a newer comes? so, you will always have a fallback (expect the > older kernel did not work either :-)) It removes the currently running kernel from the list of kernels to pick as potential candidates for removal, and iterates through the remaining installed kernels removing the oldest, until it reaches the maximum of whatever tokeep is set to in /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/installonlyn.conf because its first action is to ignore the currently running kernel, there's always a safe kernel to boot back into. Dave -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
