> 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 > > -- excellent, so we mean the same :-D - at least you always have 2 (hopefully working) kernels. Roger
