[BlueOnyx:01573] Re: HP DL380 G3

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Darrell D. Mobley wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it]
>> On Behalf Of Chuck Tetlow
>> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:00 PM
>> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List
>> Subject: [BlueOnyx:01571] Re: HP DL380 G3
>>
>> If you use YUM or RPM to remove the non-PAE kernel packages installed -
>> subsequent YUM updates shouldn't bring down/update the non-PAE kernel.  In
>> that case, Grub will have the newest PAE kernel as top of the list each
>> time YUM updates the kernel - and you don't have to keep correcting the
>> default choice.
>>
>> Leave the old kernels on the system, and you'll have to at least check
>> that default choice each time YUM updates the kernel.  With the frequency
>> of the updates to the kernel (bugs, vulnerabilities, etc...) - that could
>> be frequent!
> 
> LOL!  That's probably what Chris meant when he said YUM remove the unneeded
> ones. 

Yup, pretty much!
;)

But Chuck used more words, thereby clarifying the whole situation.  ;)

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