[SOLVED] How to update RHEL 5 kernel to 2.6.22

ps_sabu · 09-22-2007, 09:02 AM

Hi,

RHEL 5 has 2.6.18 kernel as default and I want to update it to 2.6.2x.
How can I do this ??? I prefer to get rpm packages not tarballs. RHN has only 2.6.18 kernel.

Lenard · 09-22-2007, 12:27 PM

Red Hat typically backports the updates, security fixes and other enhancements to the kernels they release, do not let the version number be your only guide. It is a bit like comparing red apples to green apples, see;

http://www.redhat.com/security/updat...g/?sc_cid=3093

With that said one can use the updated kernels from Fedora Core 6;

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...ore/updates/6/

Get the list of your installed kernel packages; rpm -qa --qf="%{n}-%{v}-%{r}.%{arch}n" 'kernel*'
Download the matching updated kernel rpm packages and install them; rpm -ivh kernel*.rpm

tgs78 · 10-18-2012, 12:16 AM

Here are the steps to upgrade kernel on RHEL5

Check the current kernel version using 'uname -r'
Get the desired kernel rpm for RHEL5.
Update the kernel using command 'rpm -Uvh <Kernel RPM>'
Reboot the system
Ensure that Linux is booted with upgraded kernel by re-executing the command 'uname -r'

ps_sabu · 10-19-2012, 02:32 PM

Hey buddy replying to a 5 year old post is kinda desperate. May be u are trying to get some posts under u r belt