Linux kernel - Suay.Site

How to downgrade to a previous kernel version in Arch Linux. How to install and switch to linux-lts

Posted by Alex On August 25, 2022

New Linux kernels bring support for new hardware and new features. But sometimes the kernel causes problems: it is completely or partially incompatible with existing software, especially video drivers suffer from this, but this can also apply to any other software, for example, VirtualBox. At the time of the release of the linux 5.9 kernel, NVIDIA drivers were partially incompatible...

Changes in the linux-firmware package: kernel requirements, separating large files into separate packages

Posted by Alex On January 24, 2022

In Arch Linux, the linux-firmware package, which contains the firmware files, got important changes. In addition to the usual file updates and adding support for new devices, this package has a requirement for a minimum kernel version, and the package itself is divided into several packages. Recall that device firmware are files that are necessary for the normal operation of...

Do I need to restart the server after updating the Linux kernel (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On October 21, 2021

Unlike Windows, in which a program must not be running to update this program, in Linux you can update running programs without any problems – this will not lead to any errors. In Linux, you can delete files in use (including executables) and while they are in use, they will be kept in the cache, and when the system stops...

How to downgrade to a previous kernel in Arch Linux

Posted by Alex On February 18, 2021

New Linux kernels bring support for new hardware and new features. But sometimes the kernel causes problems: it is completely or partially incompatible with existing software, especially video drivers often suffer from this, but this can also apply to any other software. A very recent example: NVIDIA drivers are partially incompatible with linux >= 5.9 at the time of writing....