Re: LTS Kernels

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On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 4:30 PM, <bildermejl76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have been thinking about instslling an LTS kernel, but I don't have the
> skills to make complete sense of the wiki pages about grub and kernel
> installation.
>
> I have 4.1.15 installed now and not so many GUI programs installed beside
> Libre Office, web browser... mostly CLI utilities.
>
>
> But I wonder if I can install an LTS kernel in an already existing
> installation as a fallback?
>
> You can install an LTS kernel along with an existing kernel.

>
> The wiki sounds fairly straight forward, but I get lost where it says
> "install kernel" without saying how, and to "edit the grub config file"
> without an explanation, and to "generate the main configuration file".
>
> install kernel: pacman -S linux-lts
edit grub config file: grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

>
> Not sure whether I am getting in way over my head or if it is actually
> quite simple. That's what I need to know.
>
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
>
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