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8.3 Software Changes from Version 9
The individual aspects changed from version 9 to version 10 are outlined in the following
in detail. This summary indicates, for example, whether basic settings have been com-
pletely reconfigured, whether configuration files have been moved to other places, or
whether common applications have been significantly changed. Significant modifications
that affect the daily use of the system at either the user level or the administrator level
are mentioned here.
8.3.1 Multiple Kernels
It is possible to install multiple kernels side by side. This feature is meant to allow ad-
ministrators to upgrade from one kernel to another by installing the new kernel, verifying
that the new kernel works as expected, then uninstalling the old kernel. While YaST
does not yet support this feature, kernels can easily be installed and uninstalled from
the shell using rpm -i package.rpm.
The default boot loader menus contain one kernel entry. Before installing multiple
kernels, it is useful to add an entry for the extra kernels, so they can be selected easily.
The kernel that was active before installing the new kernel can be accessed as vmlinuz
.previous and initrd.previous. By creating a boot loader entry similar to the
default entry and having this entry refer to vmlinuz.previous and initrd
.previous instead of vmlinuz and initrd, the previously active kernel can be
accessed. Alternatively, GRUB and LILO support wild card boot loader entries. Refer
to the GRUB info pages (info grub) and to the lilo.conf(5) manual page for
details.
8.3.2 Changes with Kernel Modules
The following kernel modules are no longer available:
• km_fcdsl—AVM Fritz!Card DSL
• km_fritzcapi—AVM FRITZ! ISDN Adapters
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