Installing the Latest Kernel on the Client
You can use any kernel version v5.3.5 or above, which is written in the following instructions.
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), and CentOS.
The instructions below are only for Centos 7.9 and Red Hat 8 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 8
To install the latest kernel on AlmaLinux/Red Hat 8, 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.
Installing the Latest Kernel on Centos 7.9
To install the latest kernel on CentOS 7.9, perform the following steps.
- Update the system packages:
yum update
- Install elrepo for CentOS 7.9:
yum install https://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-7.el7.elrepo.noarch.rpmrpm --import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org- Install the kernel:
yum --enablerepo=elrepo-kernel -y install kernel-ml
Configuring the Client to Boot from the New Kernel details how to ensure that the kernel is set to default, so that it boots up on reboot.