Recommended update for the Linux kernel

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(Last modified: 14JUN2007)

solutions Recommended update for the Linux kernel SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (37a48f4653b083756ad019b5d74f0530)

Applies to

Package: kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-syms
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM zSeries 64bit
Zypp-Patch-Number: 3641
Release: 20070614
Obsoletes: b853f1e5c93df770913a0396e9c34f65

Indications

Update of Linux Kernel on s390x because of updated perl-Bootloader.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

Update of Linux Kernel on ia64 because of updated perl-Bootloader.
This update is necessary because of an updated version of perl-Bootloader that fixes problems during a kernel upgrade.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as a RPM packages that can easily be installed onto a running system by the following command:
rpm -Fvh kernel-syms*.rpm kernel-default*.rpm
Afterwards, reboot the system with
shutdown -r now
to load the new kernel (replace "now" with the appropriate amount of time to allow local users to cleanly log out, for example "+5" for five minutes.)

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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