2008/2/25 Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Valent Turkovic wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> You are nit-picking. Most users want kernel security updates. Those > >> who have special requirements, e.g. only one particular version works > >> with their setup, will disable updating the kernel. > > > > There are users who aren't aware that kernel updates can stop their > > vmware, vitualbox and other apps that use custom compiled kernel > > modules... I know that you can argue that users should know that > > breaks and what doesn't break their apps, but still a finer grained > > updates would be nice. > > > > I also think that OpenSuse has some think like this "install only > > updates that don't require a restart" (I don't use OpenSuse regulary > > so I can't be absolute sure) and Mint Linux has even updates grained > > with numbers 1-5, 5 being updates that are potentially dangerous to > > break some functionality you have now (like kernels and graphics > > drivers). So you can apply only updates with 3 and lower number and > > only when you choose do the other "more dangerous" updates. > > > > Do you see this as a nonsense or something that fedora would benefit from? > > > Well, unless you change things, you are presented with a list of the > packages that will be installed, removed, and updated. I guess if > you blindly accept the list, you could run into problems. You also > have the option of telling Yum not to consider packages for update. > In any case, if the new kernel breaks things, you always have the > current running kernel to fall back on. So you can try the new > kernel if you want, and if it breaks things for you, go back to the > old one. > > Mikkel With Fedora you have another kernel to fall back on. For openSUSE the old/running kernel is removed and only the new kernel package remains. If things don't work after rebooting you need to boot using safe mode settings; and, if that fails, dig out the install/rescue CD/DVD. Perhaps that's why openSUSE issues fewer kernel updates than Fedora.
