On Wednesday 03 October 2001 07:28 pm, Roger Sherman wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Tom Brinkman wrote:
> > I do 'rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.10-1mdk.i586.rpm' in a term after
> > su'ing to root. This installs the new kernel 'alongside' your
> > other kernel(s). A good precaution to take is to visit /boot and
> > /etc/lilo.conf to see that proper links and conf (lilo)
> > modifications were made. In the case of this kernel (2.4.10-1mdk)
> > they were, but I ran 'lilo' anyhow just to make sure. Reboot and
> > choose the new kernel.... that easy ;)
>
> Thanks, Tom! Now, would I be able to try that with my 7.2
> installation, or would that be asking for trouble?
I dunno. I upgraded an 8.1 install. You might need to ask yourself
some of the questions here
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/install/kupgrade.html
My main reason is (o You want to get that Unix feeling) I'm an
upgradeaholic ;)
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