[TriLUG] Question: RH7.2 kernel update problem via Red Hat Net/up2date?

[Jeremy Katz]

On Sun, 2002-08-04 at 07:42, Kevin Sonney wrote:
> On Sun, 2002-08-04 at 00:38, William W. Ward wrote:
> > How can I force up2date to update the kernel?  Please note that up2date 
> > does NOT run in X because I don't have X loaded on the 486.
> 
> As a CYA, I *NEVER* "upgrade" a kernel with up32date/rpm. Instead I
> "install" it with -i - this keeps the old kernel, and adds the new one
> to grub.conf for you, leaving the old one as the default. When you
> reboot, you can choose the new one from the menu, and if it works,
> change the default after the fact (in grub.conf, of course).

FWIW, up2date actually special cases the kernel and installs the new one
as opposed to upgrading it just for this reason.  It does, though,
change the default for you.
 
Cheers,

Jeremy