[SOLVED] kernel update question: do I have to reboot to upgrade to new kernel version in current?

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[SOLVED] kernel update question: do I have to reboot to upgrade to new kernel version in current?

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11-15-2021, 01:41 AM

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Gerard Lally

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Registered: Sep 2009

Location: Leinster, IE

Distribution: Slackware, NetBSD

Posts: 2,193

Rep:

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

If you install the generic kernel after the huge kernel, then the /boot/config and /boot/System.map symlinks will point to the generic kernel versions.

Clever tip. Thanks

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