Re: Debian/Ubuntu kernel update question

["bostonlinuxandunix" <user=37@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Jerry Feldman <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> 
> Just one other thing. I also think that Fedora and OpenSuSE also have 
> the incorrect strategies in that their updates leave only 1 kernel. My 
> personal preference is always to have a known good kernel. Before 
> modularization, I would always keep the generic monolithic kernel that 
> is known to work. So, at least, IMHO, OpenSuSE and Fedora should retain 
> at least the previous kernel. 


This is incorrect. Fedora retains two kernels: the newest one, and the 
currently-running one. The currently-running kernel is clearly a known 
good kernel, as it is in use at the time of the update. 


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