Multiple kernels showing in GRUB

[agi]

I had updated kernel when available (up2date) and it now shows 4 different kernels in GRUB at startup. Is it supposed to be like that or I'm doing something wrong? I'm kind of new to Linux and researching the systems (Fedora and RedHat Enterprise vs Suse) to be used in my new company.

Anyway, I have 2 regular kernel and 2 STP kernels. Should I have both or not? (I'm running P4 2.8 HT).

Thanks for any help.

By the way, somehow SUSE comparing to just yesterday installed Fedora was PAIN! Everything worked "out of the box" in Fedora Core 2 except printer (Xerox PE16) with only half of hardware working with SUSE.

[ilja]

Because during the kernel-installation there may appear errors, the installation program allways let the old kernel there so you can boot it and have a working os. So it's ok. If you want you can search on the forum how to delete the older kernels. But as long as you have space, they don't disturb anybody
smp are multi-proccessor kernels. I don't know anything about them, only that they exist.

Just a tip, most of the people don't use up2date any longer, so yum is a good alternative.

I also don't like Suse.

[agi]

Thanks so much for such quick reply. I'll look into yum.

Yeah, I prefer GNOME for its simplicity and stability.

Also, I was looking for opinions on using Fedora in business environment but could not find any comments. Anyone has seen anything?

[ilja]

where is the problem with using Fedora in business enviroment? Which kind of comments do you seek, maybe I can help you.

[eclipse]

To remove your old kernels you have upgraded just follow this simple procedure..

open a terminal window

su ( enter then password )

uname -a ( checks too see which kernel your currently logged into )

rpm -qa | grep -i kernel ( checks all kernels currently installed )

rpm -e kernel-xxxxxxxx.rpm ( removes kernel )

Note : that the xxxxx above is the version you want to remove...

Hope this helps

[ilja]

thanks eclipse, but please allways use not only su, but allways su -, it will save you a lot of truobles.