Update Linux Kernel Using Yum

1. Update kernel and kernel module packages

   If you don't have kernel module installed, you only have to update the kernel, type this command from terminal:

   su -c 'yum update kernel'

   If you have kernel module installed, you have to update them too. For example, you have kmod-nvidia and kmod-wl, type this command from terminal:

   su -c 'yum update kernel kmod-nvidia kmod-wl'

2. Reboot the computer

3. Booting with the new kernel

4. View version number of the old kernel

   Type this command from terminal:

   yum list kernel --noplugins

   Example:

   [hafni@localhost ~]# yum list kernel --noplugins
   Installed Packages
   kernel.x86_64                 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10                  installed
   kernel.x86_64                 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10                  installed

5. Remove the old kernel

   Type this command from terminal:

   yum remove kernel-VERSION

   Example:

   [hafni@localhost ~]$ su -c 'yum remove kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10'

3rd Party Repositories for Fedora

1. RPM Fusion - Free

   Homepage: http://rpmfusion.org

   Installer: http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm

   Example packages: ffmpeg, gstreamer-plugins-bad, gstreamer-plugins-ugly, mencoder, mplayer, vlc, zsnes.

2. RPM Fusion - Nonfree

   Homepage: http://rpmfusion.org

   Installer: http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

   Example packages: broadcom-wl, gmameui, kmod-nvidia, kmod-wl, unrar, xorg-x11-drv-nvidia, xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.

3. Fresh RPMS

   Homepage: http://freshrpms.net

   Installer: http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/9/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm

   NOTE:
   After installed, edit /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo file:

   # $Id: freshrpms.repo 3341 2005-06-28 18:40:26Z thias $
   [freshrpms]
   name=Fedora Core 9 - $basearch - Freshrpms
   #baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/9/$basearch/freshrpms/
   mirrorlist=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/9/mirrors-freshrpms
   enabled=1
   gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-freshrpms
   gpgcheck=1

   Example packages: xmame, xmame-roms.

4. Adobe

   Homepage: http://www.adobe.com

   Installer: http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/i386/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

   Example packages: AdobeReader_enu, flash-plugin.

5. Screenlets

   Homepage: http://www.screenlets.org

   Repo file: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/some-guy:/screenlets/Fedora_10/home:some-guy:screenlets.repo

   NOTE:
   After downloaded, cut or copy the repo file to /etc/yum.repos.d/ and then edit:

   [screenlets]
   name=Screenlets Build Repository (Fedora $releasever)
   type=rpm-md
   baseurl=http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/some-guy:/screenlets/Fedora_$releasever/
   gpgcheck=1
   gpgkey=http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/some-guy:/screenlets/Fedora_$releasever/repodata/repomd.xml.key
   enabled=1

   Example packages: screenlets.

For install a repository, use this command:

su -c 'rpm -Uvh INSTALLER'

Example:

su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm'