Newbie Question

squall1986 · 11-14-2006, 03:25 AM

I am a very new user of Fedora Core 5 and I would just like to know how I check the version of my kernel and if needs be how to update the kernel.

tmick · 11-14-2006, 03:32 AM

as root in a command prompt (terminal) type

Code:

sudo uname -a

that should give all the information you'll ever want.
As far as kernel updates just type (as root)

Code:

yum update

if a newer version is needed it will install it.
If you open a terminal just type

Code:

su -

TheOracle · 11-14-2006, 07:53 AM

Su root is not a requirement for "uname -a", you can be any user

hth

You can also go to rpmfind.org and just download the rpm for the kernel you desire.

tmick · 11-14-2006, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Su root is not a requirement for "uname -a", you can be any user
hth

SHHH!!!! don't let my users know that I'll never get any peace about the kernel versions