Information about the package, kernel, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The kernel package is designed for, The Linux kernel.
Package Name:
kernel
Summary:
The Linux kernel
Description:
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.6.32
Release:
696.30.1.el6
Size:
32 M
Repository:
updates
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the kernel package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install kernel
This command will install kernel on the server.
yum remove kernel
This command will un-install kernel on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove kernel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove kernel
This command will un-install kernel on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove kernel when using the -y flag.
yum update kernel
This command will update kernel to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove kernel, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update kernel
This command will update kernel to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove kernel when using the -y flag.
yum info kernel
This command will show you core information about the kernel package.
yum deplist kernel
This command will show you the dependencies for kernel. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update kernel
This command will check if there is an update waiting on kernel. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.