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Oracle Linux: How to Increase Yum parameter "installonly_limit" to Install Older Kernel Versions (Doc ID 2888304.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 07, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.9 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Linux x86-64

Goal

This document explains how to install older kernel-uek versions while keeping already installed kernel-uek versions.

This example will show to install kernel-5.4.17-2136.308.9.el8uek.x86_64 in the following test server:

A system running the following kernel-uek version:

Solution

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