Just run a yum update and installed kernel-devel and headers, Should I reboot the server?

[RoldanLT]

# yum -y update
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirrors.coreix.net
* epel: less.cogeco.net
* extras: mirrors.coreix.net
* rpmforge: repoforge.mirror.constant.com
* updates: mirrors.coreix.net
1703 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.32-431.17.1.el6 will be installed
---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.32-431.11.2.el6 will be updated
---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.32-431.17.1.el6 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

======================================================================================================================
Package                       Arch                  Version                             Repository              Size
======================================================================================================================
Installing:
kernel-devel                  x86_64                2.6.32-431.17.1.el6                 updates                8.8 M
Updating:
kernel-headers                x86_64                2.6.32-431.17.1.el6                 updates                2.9 M

Transaction Summary
======================================================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)
Upgrade       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 12 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64.rpm                                             | 8.8 MB     00:02
(2/2): kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64.rpm                                           | 2.9 MB     00:02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                 2.6 MB/s |  12 MB     00:04
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing : kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64                                                            1/3
  Updating   : kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64                                                          2/3
  Cleanup    : kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.11.2.el6.x86_64                                                          3/3
  Verifying  : kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64                                                          1/3
  Verifying  : kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64                                                            2/3
  Verifying  : kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.11.2.el6.x86_64                                                          3/3

Installed:
  kernel-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.32-431.17.1.el6

Updated:
  kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.32-431.17.1.el6

Complete!

Just run update, and it installed an update for kernel-devel and kernel-headers, Should I reboot the server?

 

[Matt]

The SoYouStart servers run a custom OVH kernel

[root@host ~]# uname -r
3.10.23-xxxx-std-ipv6-64

http://change_ovh_kernel.onlinephpfunctions.com/

 

[RoldanLT]

I just run this command:
yum -y update

And got those update, How come I got those kernel installed?

 

[Matt]

Those aren't the kernel. Those are the headers and development package. The development package allows you to compile modules into the kernel, and the headers are used for compiling packages to run in userspace:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=149704

 

[RoldanLT]

OK, Thanks.
So no need to reboot the server?

 

[Matt]

OK, Thanks.
So no need to reboot the server?

No, there is no need to reboot the server. The kernel itself hasn't been updated.