Installing the Latest Kernel on the Client
It is recommended to run the latest kernel on the clients connecting to the Lightbits servers. This section describes how to update the kernel on a Red Hat based OS (AlmaLinux).
The instructions below are only for Centos 7.9 and Red Hat 9 and 10 based OSes (AlmaLinux included). Updating the kernel will vary for different OSs. Please verify with the official OS documentation for how to upgrade the kernel.
Installing the Latest Kernel on AlmaLinux/Red Hat 9 and 10
To install the latest kernel on AlmaLinux/Red Hat 9 and 10, update all of the system packages with the following command:
yum update
This will update all of the packages, including the kernel. Before updating the package, yum will list all of the changes that it will make. Please review the list of changes before accepting. Kernel updates will be listed in the output.
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