If you want to update your kernel with rpm then you have to follow the following steps :
- Log-in to your Linux Server with your root access.
- Run the following command to find out recent kernel availability on your server.
#uname -r
- You have to edit grub.conf to new kernel availability.
- Run the following command to download latest kernel version from kernel.org
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/3/srodzaj/2/search/kernel-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.src.rpmrpm -ihv kernel-smp-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
- You have to make new kernel as a default kernel
0 in /boot/grub/grub.conf
- Reboot your server with the following command.
#shutdown -r now