On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 21:00 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 09:49 +0100, Chris Jones wrote: > >> Karl Larsen wrote: > >>> The yum update is a problem now. I let it go to the point where it > >>> does what it says it will and I said no! Most of what it wants to do is > >>> fine. But it wants to erase my current kernel and install 41 again. I > >>> have been through this already today! > >> AFAIK yum will *never* remove the kernel you are currently running. So > >> if by your "current kernel" you mean the one you are using, you are safe > >> from that being removed. > >> > >> Chris > >> > > That is hardly likely to be true. What you install is a disk file, what > > you are running is in memory. Although, that could be a rule that is > > implemented. I just don't know. Does anyone know? > > It is true. That's the way yum plugin works. It checks and does not > remove the running kernel. > > Rahul > That is good to know. Someone out there was thinking -- ======================================================================= Eloquence is logic on fire. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
