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FREE RCHE LESSONS #4 LiLo/GRUB

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voidmain:
Well, things used to work the way your sample suggests, but not any more. Actually you still can do it that way but it's much easier just to do a "make install" which copies the new kernel to /boot, modifies the boot loader configuration file by adding a section for the new kernel (without deleting the old one), and if you do happen to be LILO it runs the /sbin/lilo command.

I think I know why they might list it that way though. The RHCE appears to be a certification for Linux in general, not just for RedHat. In which case some distros may not include a /sbin/installkernel command (the system command that the kernel Makefile actually calls to install the kernel). That command is part of the "mkinitrd" package and I'm not sure how many distros use that package.

[ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

RudeCat7:
Lets see....it was reprinted in 2000, and seems to cover up to 6.2, so it may be outdated on some things, so I will have to stay alert.  :D

voidmain:
Yes, that would have been accurate for RedHat 6.2, but not for 7.2 on up. See, that's why I don't care for certifications. They are worthless. Actually that's not true. You've learned something right here by studying for it. Now the question is, are you going for a RedHat 6.2 certification or an 8.0 certification?  

RudeCat7:
We don't need no stinkin' certs! :D

Besides, Linux is my hobby. My real job deals with mechanical design, prototyping, and optics.

voidmain:
Oh, you have a *real* job.  

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