What's up with the new kernel?

[SynapticBurst]

Question:
If I'm using RedHat 7.0, which kernel am I using?
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What are the commands to display the kernel version?
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If I don't have kernel 2.4, why should I get it?
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If I do get kernel 2.4, what should I do to make sure that everything is compatible with the new kernel?
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Please don't get pissed by the way that I structured this message
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[jbstew32]

cat /proc/version

hardware support, faster network, better firewall tools (iptables), built in httpd)

the new kernel has more hardware support than the 2.2 kernel which i believe you are using. Better USB, udma66, and a whole lot of other support

[Gnu/Vince]

uname -sr

[The King Ant]

RedHat 7.0 ships with a late 2.2 kernel, but the headers are hacked around a lot. I think it only comes with 2.4 headers that they made to work with 2.2, but it might also have 2.2 headers. "rpm -qa | grep -i kernel"

Kernel 2.4 has a lot of new stuff that's good. USB and better firewalling are the two things that spring into my mind.

Unless you've compiled your kernel before, and/or you really want to stay cutting edge, it's not really all that important that you upgrade.

Redhat 7.1 is in beta now, and that uses a 2.4 kernel. So, if you can wait a bit, and can get new RH CDs easily, you might want to just upgrade to that when it comes out.