#9677 NORM Future : applying a kernel upgrade via rpm is risky

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#9677: applying a kernel upgrade via rpm is risky
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           Reporter:  mikus   |       Owner:  dsd                               
               Type:  defect  |      Status:  new                               
           Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Future Release                    
          Component:  kernel  |     Version:  Development source as of this date
         Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                    
        Next_action:  review  |    Verified:  0                                 
Deployment_affected:          |   Blockedby:                                    
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Comment(by mikus):

 Replying to [comment:1 Quozl]:
 > It is normal on Fedora and RHEL to direct people to use "rpm -i" instead
 of "rpm -U", so that the old kernel can still be booted if required.

 [[BR]]"rpm -i" fails due to many many file conflicts.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9677#comment:2>
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