On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Brian S. Schang wrote: > Hello: > > I have been using the 'up2date' utility to keep my Red Hat 7.2 system > current. > > I now have several versions of the kernel installed. I can see them via the > 'rpm' > command, and they also are available as options when I boot the machine. > > If possible, I would like to remove the old versions. I have a few > questions: > > (1) Given that I have been running successfully with the newer kernels, is > there any reason for me to keep the older kernels installed?
For me, only as a rescue backup or a fallback. Generally, I have not needed this. > (2) Can I remove the old kernels with the 'rpm --erase <packagename>' > command? Yes, and I believe this concurrently updates either grub.conf or lilo.conf to reflect the kernel package removal. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
