11. VectorLinux Kernel Upgrade Guide¶
Vector Linux offers several kernels. Here i will explain two methods of how to add a kernel to your system. I say ADD because you should NOT get rid of your working kernel. If for some reason something goes wrong you will have the original kernel to fall back on.
11.1. Method 1¶
For this guide, 7.1 is used as an example. the kernel names for 7.2 have changed
to kernel4.x
, `` kernel4.x-modules``, etc.
First of all you need to download a kernel package: - 32 bit kernels:
- 64 bit kernels: http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/stable/VL64-7.1/extra/kernels/
Then follow these instructions:
- Download the kernel package and the matching kernel-modules package
cd
to the directory you saved the kernel toinstallpkg
both the kernel and kernel-modules packages
11.2. Method 2¶
- Add the apropriate repo to your /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc
slapt-get -u
slapt-get -search kernel
decide which kernel and its matching modules you want to install
slapt-get -i --no-upgrade kernel-version
slapt-get -i --no-upgrade kernel-version-modules