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Re: Upgrading the Kernel in RH



On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Nadav Har'El wrote:


 Personally I wouldn't install kernel from RPM even if I was getting payed
for it.

--Ariel
> On Sun, Oct 21, 2001, Ben-Nes Michael wrote about "Upgrading the Kernel in RH":
> > Hi All
> >
> > What is more recommended for RH systems ?
> > Upgrade the Kernel using RPM or source ?
> 
> RPM.
> 
> The way I recommend is to install Redhat's kernel RPM (kernel*.rpm). Usually
> there is no reason for you to ever compile your own kernel, because Redhat
> includes almost every conceivable feature in their kernel as a module, which
> is very convenient.
> 
> If you do want to compile a kernel (e.g., one of the missingfeatures in
> Redhat's kernel is NTFS support - say you reall need that...), install
> Redhat's kernel-source.* rpm, which opens into /usr/src/linux-* - then
> go there, and do your stuff (make mrproper; make xconfig, etc.)
> 
> Again, that's kernel-source.rpm. *do not* use kernel-*.srpm unless you
> know what you're doing. Also, I'd strongly recommend against taking a
> vanilla kernel from kernel.org and compiling it yourself, unless you know
> what you're doing. Redhat adds a lot of patches into the kernels itincludes
> in its distributions, and some of them perhaps are needed to go well with
> the user-space programs they distribute. A kernel from kernel.org is likely
> to work just fine, but why take the risk (unless, again, you know what you're
> doing, and deliberately want to experiment with a newer kernel).
> 
> P.S. After installing a kernel with
> 	rpm -Fvh kernel-1.2.3.4.rpm
> *DONT FORGET* to run lilo again! If you do forget, your system might not
> boot up the next time, and you'll need to boot using a rescue disk (or the
> original Redhat cdrom).
> 
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