Keeping multiple kernels
Lloyd Zusman
ljz at asfast.com
Mon Nov 7 10:56:45 CET 2005
Pawel A. Gajda <mis <at> k2.net.pl> writes:
>
> Sunday 06/11/2005 20:32:16, Lloyd Zusman:
> > Thank you for this complete and helpful explanation. I think I now
> > understand, but I want to make sure that I do. In order to achieve
> > what I want to do with kernels, is this the correct sequence of events?
> >
> > 1. Make sure that "hold = kernel*" is set.
> >
> > 2. Periodically do a "poldek --upgrade-dist".
> >
> > 3. After this, use "llu" or "llU" as you describe below, in
> > order to tell me whether there is a new kernel.
> >
> > 4. If I see that there is indeed a new kernel, then use the
> > "poldek -i kernel" or "poldek -i kernel-smp" command to
> > install it.
> >
> > Did I get this right?
>
> Exactly. [ ... ]
Actually, in step 2, it seems that I need to do
"poldek --update --upgrade-dist" if I want to see any changes
in the repositories, correct? This is what corresponds to
"yum update".
Thanks again for your help.
--
Lloyd Zusman
ljz at asfast.com
God bless you.
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