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#1 2005-05-07 00:08:51
- BobL
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Just wondering....
Sorry if this is obvious as I could not find a definitive answer. I am almost positive the answer is yes, but thought to ask. If I just use the stock Arch kernel, then upgrading it, using pacman [ pacman -Syu ] is all I need to do, correct?
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#2 2005-05-07 00:53:38
- T-Dawg
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Re: Just wondering....
Yes. It will retrieve the latest kernel and upgrade properly by executing the usually commands ie. make clean bzImage modules, copying files, image, etc.
Have a look at the PKGBUILD in /var/abs/kernels/kernel26 (kernel26 for ide 2.6) for the specifics.
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#3 2005-05-07 01:00:35
- Snowman
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Re: Just wondering....
If you use lilo as bootloader, don't forget to run lilo (as root) after each kernel upgrade.
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#4 2005-05-08 00:27:16
- neri
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Re: Just wondering....
If you use lilo as bootloader, don't forget to run lilo (as root) after each kernel upgrade.
To be honest, there _Can_ be gotchas.
If you use kernel modules, not shipping withe the stock kernel, you will have to upgrade them too. Famous example is the nvidia package, whic needs a simple pacman -S nividia to install itself into the correct module directory. But these are special cases.
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#5 2005-05-08 04:43:45
- Cam
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#6 2005-05-08 20:29:42
- Snowman
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Re: Just wondering....
There's also closed source modem drivers like ltmodem, etc...
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