On 06/01/2011 12:11 PM, Alex wrote: > Hi all, > > Is it possible to use the fc15 kernel on fc14, and if so, how would > you go about doing that? > > I could of course just download the SRPM and recompile it, but I'd > like to be able to easily update the system as well. I don't doubt > other RPMs will be required, but I can't upgrade this system just yet, > but still want to benefit from the much later kernel. > > Are there too many dependency changes, such as module-init-tools, > grub, initscripts, etc, that woud normally be tied to the kernel > version to upgrade to the new one? Yes as of right now you can use it - however since the compiler and libraries changed in F15 you will/may have problems with some kernel modules - notably virtualbox. I'd recommend getting the source rpm and building it on your f14 machine to avoid that issue. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
