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Nnyan

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 22

update kernel?

Let me apologize right off the bat if I'm beating a dead horse here or if I've missed the obvious, but after reading the wiki etc... I'm just more confused then when I started.

I'm trying to figure out the best way for a noob to upgrade the kernal.  What I mean here is a step by step guide of the commands.

I would be very grateful if someone could point me to the right direction.

Thank you.

stonecrest

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From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: update kernel?

pacman -Syu

(updating the kernel without updating other packages could potentially lead to problems.)

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rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: update kernel?

id like to add if you use lilo for boot loader to run lilo after pacman -Syu
dont be afraid you can always recover from it if you screw it up
ie boot from install disk to your system or a live cd then run chroot into your system to repair what needs to be done
if you dont understand the documentation reread a few times or ask lots of people here willing to help you learn

Nnyan

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 22

Re: update kernel?

wow thats cool, so pacman -Syu will actually upgrade you to the latest kernel?

Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

Posts: 5,986

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Re: update kernel?

wow thats cool, so pacman -Syu will actually upgrade you to the latest kernel?

Yes -- kernel26 is simply a package. And pacman -Syu updates all packages.

If you want to you can custom compile or make a package with a custom kernel or whatever, but if you don't care (no need to care, really), you can just upgrade with everything else.

Dusty

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Nnyan

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Registered: 2006-01-09

Posts: 22

Re: update kernel?

Cool thank you very much Dusty