Fedora Core 2 Kernel Updating

[Elliott Chapin]

Thanks. up2date just got me a more advanced FC1. Will apt-get (as used 
below) take me further?

At 10:47 AM 2/9/05, you wrote:
>Brian K. Garel wrote:
>>Hey All,
>>Just a quick question for you...I was wondering how safe it is to do the 
>>Automatic updating of the kernel using the "Uptodate" utility.  I tried 
>>it a while back using Red Hat 7.something and it took me quite a while to 
>>recover from the whole experience...so basic question...can I upgrade the 
>>kernel using that utility or should I seek alternate methods.
>>Thanks,
>>Brian
>
>You mean 'up2date'? If so, I've been using it a lot for years to do kernel 
>upgrades. I went to FC1 as soon as it came out (RH8&9 were... *shudder*). 
>I have yet (touch wood) to have a problem with the new kernel but still to 
>be safe I left the old, working kernel in place "just in case".
>
>Sometimes I find the 'up2date' servers congested and I have also started 
>using 'apt-get' (there's a Fedora X version on 'http://freshrpms.net') to 
>do a lot of the upgrades, including the kernel. If your machine has X then 
>install 'apt-get', go to the shell (as root) and type:
>
># apt-get update && apt-get -y dist-upgrade && apt-get install synaptic && 
>synaptic &
>
>That will update your local information on what 'apt-get' can get. '-y' 
>tells it to assume "yes" to all questions and 'dist-upgrade' tells it to 
>run "smart-upgrade" (more aggressive at solving dependancy issues. If you 
>are uncomfortable, use 'upgrade' instead of '-y dist-upgrade'). 'install 
>synaptic' does just that, installs the 'synaptic' graphical front end for 
>'apt-get'. Finally, launch 'synaptic'.
>
>When Synaptic runs for the first time it will ask if you want to run in 
>"Smart Mode", this is the same as 'dist-upgrade'. In the GUI I would 
>recommend it because you will have a chance to confirm any changes before 
>they happen.
>
>To upgrade the kernel in Synaptic simply search for packages with 'kernel' 
>in the name and choose those you want to install.
>
>hth,
>
>Madison
>
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