-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It could be - I presume this is the province of the /usr/lib/yum-plugins/kernel-module.py plugin? Troy must know what this does since I see his name in it. It looks more like a module seeker outer. I don't see kernels singled out in the configuration files for yum. I also don't see it in "man yum" either. Akemi Yagi wrote: | On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Robert E. Blair <[log in to unmask]> wrote: |> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |> Hash: SHA1 |> |> You're quite right Troy. It's not as simple as what I put forth. I |> hadn't appreciated how many "kernel\*"s there were! My point was that |> using "update" leaves you with only the testing kernel and removes your |> present working one. If the testing kernel works out okay then all is |> well. If not you are in a bit of a fix. | | 'yum update kernel' will not remove all older kernels. kernel is a | special case. I think the default is to keep 3 kernels (in 5.2) but | this depends on the setup as well as the version of yum. | | Akemi - -- Robert E. Blair, Room C221, Building 360 Argonne National Laboratory (High Energy Physics Division) 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA Phone: (630)-252-7545 FAX: (630)-252-5782 GnuPG Public Key: http://www.hep.anl.gov/reb/key.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJlcmAOMIGC6x7/XQRAuO7AJ9v0aW1Xb9LT/gj8dOc94vD3NYHUwCbBRLM PTknmMIRMeoMtNpIfMeo/PQ= =s01e -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----