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12-08-2006, 12:36 PM #1Registered User
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latest kernel for centos 4.4 ?
Hello
what is the latest *stable* kernel for centos 4.4 ?
and can i update my current kernel 2.6.9-42 to it using yum only ?
where can i find a repsoity file for yum that can update my kernel to the latest one ?
Thanks in advance !
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12-08-2006, 12:47 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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If you want to have the latest kernel, you might want to build it from source.
http://www.kernel.org/tanfwc
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12-08-2006, 01:14 PM #3Registered User
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Thank you tanfwc for your quick answer , but thats mean i can not simply use yum to get the latest kernel ?
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12-08-2006, 02:41 PM #4Keep rockin' in the free world
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yum check-update
It will show you a list of latest available packages, kernel included that are distributed by CentOS.
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12-08-2006, 08:19 PM #5Eternal Member
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Originally Posted by learnerman
yum upgrade kernel-smp for servers with multiple processors.