Removing extra kernel

[av]

I downloaded a kernel rpm (2.4.3), installed it, and it works fine. GnoRPM says that I also have another one installed (2.4.2); is it safe to uninstall this one?

[Choozo]

If the new kernel works to your satisfaction, there should be no problems removing the old one.
However, the old kernel wouldn't take up that much space on your system so it's OK to just leave it there too.

[frank754]

I've also noticed that if you compile
the same kernel version a second time,
such as 2.4.x , if you dont delete all
references to it in /boot beforehand,
the system
will hang at startup, and you may need
to do a full system reinstall.
Anyone else noticed that? or is it particular
to certain distro's

[bdg1983]

I have 2 scripts I wrote for compiling a new kernel.

One cleans up the /boot directory, puts /lib/modules back the way it should and does a few other tasks.

The compile script does every step of the compile process including copying the new bzImage and System.map to /boot with the proper names.

They both work great and I barely have to touch the keyboard. Only to start the scripts and then use the mouse for make xconfig.