upgrading kernal
im running mandrake linux 10.0. can i upgrade my kernal to the most recent 2.6.9 via a rpm?
if so where can i find these rpm's. the only other way i can think of upgrading my kernal is buying mandrake 10.1 beta but this will mean a fresh re-install/upgrade!! any suggestions guys? much appreciated |
Pre-built RPMs for kernels tend to lag behind the actual kernel itself. So you probably won't find any, but have a look on http://www.rpmfind.net/ by all means.
If you have gcc installed, then you can upgrade by downloading the tarball (.tar.bz2 file) from http://www.kernel.org. As root: Unpack it into /usr/src/linux (move whatever's there out of the way first!) In a terminal, run: Code:
cd /usr/src/linux; make cloneconfig xconfig Then run Code:
make modules modules_install install Tip: However you upgrade your kernel, always take a back-up of the old one first (files in /boot/ ending with the kernel version), and keep a rescue disk to hand. You can also set up your bootloader to load into the old kernel just in case. You'll find more detailed instructions elsewhere. http://www.tldp.org and http://www.kernel.org are good places to start. |
why not use google with such a Q. try www,kernel.org .
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