upgrade 2.6.5-7.97 to 2.6.5-7.201 (or newer)

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Hi,

I need to ugrade my existing SUSE LINUX 9 upgrade 2.6.5-7.97 to 2.6.5-7.201 (or newer).

It would be really helpful if someone guide me how to do this.

venky

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I assume you want to update only the kernel. Simply, download and install the kernel RPMs in question.

First, find out what kernel RPMs your system uses. Do

rpm -qa | grep ^kernel

and then download the corresponding RPMs. Then install the object RPMs with a command like

rpm -ivh --test kernel-default-2.6.5-7.201.rpm ...

to test the install. If that works OK, run the command again with out the “–test” option.

The final stage is to verify the file /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst is correct. Then reboot and test.

If the system runs correctly, you may remove the older kernel if you need the space.

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Man running SUSE Linux 9 is waaaayyy to insecure. It’s not supported anymore… I propose installing 11.1 with xfce if Your PC is too old.