Re: kernel upgrade with yum removed old kernels

Kam Leo wrote:

The life time of a Fedora release is short. Previous FC releases had
less than 10 kernel updates. The number is probably on the same scale
as a RHEL release over a longer period of time.


If you notice the number of end users asking about editing grub to change the number of kernels have just about disappeared compared to the time before the plugin was introduced. That is a pretty strong indication that this plugin had the desired effect and is helpful.

RHEL tends to attract sys admins. If you buying a subscription you are probably already invested in time and resources towards a solution and hence usually more experienced.

Fedora tends to attract a lot more new users. Barrier to entry is low - zero cost, free media, retail redistribution. Latest software is appealing to desktop folks. A plugin which manages the kernels in a reasonable way is useful for this audience. Others who are more experienced can very easily tweak it or turn it off.

Since reaching 2.6.18 the number and velocity of kernel changes
reaching the user base is greater. Why?

Security issues, bugs. Got to ask the kernel maintainer. Nothing relevant to this discussion really.

Only if a user is running yum from the commandline. Some users
automate updates.

If you are smart enough to tweak the default behavior which is not to do automatic updates then you as smart enough to change the plugin behavior too.

Rahul

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