Linux Operating System (MOSC)

MOSC Banner

Quarterly Security Update

edited May 2, 2016 10:54PM in Linux Operating System (MOSC) Question

I have a Linux 6.2 server (kernel 2.6.32-220.23.1.el6.x86_64). It is quite obsolete for sure.

I tried to apply quarterly security update from el6.x86_64 latest channel but then X server was broken.

By running command "Xorg -version", I found that X server was upgraded from 1.10 to version 1.15 which is built on kernel  3.8.13. However my kernel version is 2.6.32. That should be the reason why X server was broken. There may be other packages in the same situation. I just could not tell.

My question is that: Is it possible to filter out the security updates that match the current kernel version? The command I used to apply security patch is

Howdy, Stranger!

Log In

To view full details, sign in to My Oracle Support Community.

Register

Don't have a My Oracle Support Community account? Click here to get started.

Category Leaderboard

Top contributors this month

Instructions for posting

×

1. Select a discussion category from the picklist.


2. Enter a title that clearly identifies the subject of your question.


3. In the body, insert detailed information, including Oracle product and version.


Please abide by the Oracle Community guidelines and refrain from posting any customer or personally identifiable information (PI/CI).


Cloud / Fusion customers - Our Cloud community has moved! Please go to Cloud Customer Connect .


New to My Oracle Support Community? Visit our Welcome Center

MOSC Help Center