Re: How to keep an old kernel?

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On 10/10/2013 10:17 AM, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:13:30 -0400
> Jim <binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>
>> In Fedora repo there is a package named
>> "yum-plugin-versionlock-1.1.31-10.fc18.noarch" install it.
>>
>>
> 
> He still want to be able to update kernel,
> What he may be able to do is backup, needed 
> initramfs, vmlinuz, and config to /boot/backup,
> 
> use that in kernel line as and when required?
> Havn't tested this theory.


These 'kernel files' are created when a kernel installed and they are
specific for *that* kernel. They do not work with older or newer
kernels. If *this* kernel is removed they no longer have any value. If
you re-install that kernel these files are recreated.

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  David
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