kernel not updating

[Audrey]

looks like yum update is able to be accessed from the server
[root@host5 ~]# yum check-update
Last metadata expiration check: 3:16:50 ago on Fri 31 Oct 2025 10:10:00 AM EDT.
[root@host5 ~]#

 

[zEitEr]

So what if you try and install the new kernel?

 

[Audrey]

Have to eat - will manually install the kernel in a bit

 

[Audrey]

I am getting nowher trying to download and/or install the new kernel. What am I missing?


[root@host5 ~]# yumdownloader 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

Last metadata expiration check: 1:13:53 ago on Fri 31 Oct 2025 02:13:10 PM EDT.

No package 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64 available.

Exiting due to strict setting.

Error: No package 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64 available.

[root@host5 ~]# yum install --downloadonly 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

Last metadata expiration check: 1:14:13 ago on Fri 31 Oct 2025 02:13:10 PM EDT.

No match for argument: 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

Error: Unable to find a match: 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

 

[zEitEr]

yum install --downloadonly 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

wrong command usage

No match for argument: 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

 

[Audrey]

What is the proper command usage?

 

[Audrey]

yum does not seem to think there is a new kernel available
and
dnf does not think there is a newer version available
Maybe there is not an updated kernel for DirectAdmin?
For the past 2 years (except for the last 2 months) when Cpanel updates my Cpanel server kernels, yum update always lets me update the kernel to the same kernel and cpanel servers.
Would you please let me know what is the newest kernel available for DirectAdmin AlmaLinux 9 servers.

[root@host5 ~]# dnf check-update kernel

Last metadata expiration check: 1:52:33 ago on Fri 31 Oct 2025 02:13:10 PM EDT.

[root@host5 ~]#


[root@host5 ~]# sudo dnf update

Last metadata expiration check: 1:50:33 ago on Fri 31 Oct 2025 02:13:10 PM EDT.

Dependencies resolved.

Nothing to do.

Complete!

 

[Active8]

maybe cache problem try

sudo dnf clean all
sudo dnf update
[code]

 

[Audrey]

Thanks for your advice, but,
sudo dnf clean all
then
sudo dnf update
did not make a difference

 

[zEitEr]

Would you please let me know what is the newest kernel available for DirectAdmin AlmaLinux 9 servers.

DirevctAdmin does not limit kernel versions, you can use any official or custom version. I've got:

[root@dev tools]# rpm -qa | grep ^kernel-5.14 | sort -V
kernel-5.14.0-570.52.1.el9_6.x86_64
kernel-5.14.0-570.55.1.el9_6.x86_64
kernel-5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64
[root@dev tools]#

did not make a difference

You might try and run yum/dnf reinstall command for kernel package.

 

[Audrey]

yum reinstall kernel-5.14.0-570.49.1.el9_6.x86_64
worked , but, did not solve the yum and dnf update problem of not installing the newer kernel

3 questions

1- Why did DirectAdmin stop installing/updating new kernels and other system/packages when it has been updating/installing new kernels and other system packages for the past 2 years and how do I get DirectAdmin to install/update kernels and other packages again?

2-Shouldn't yum or dnf be able to find the newer kernel that I have been trying to use and that you are using?
kernel-5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

[root@host5 ~]# sudo yum install kernel
Last metadata expiration check: 0:38:28 ago on Sat 01 Nov 2025 08:11:37 AM EDT.
Package kernel-5.14.0-570.44.1.el9_6.x86_64 is already installed.
Package kernel-5.14.0-570.46.1.el9_6.x86_64 is already installed.
Package kernel-5.14.0-570.49.1.el9_6.x86_64 is already installed.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
[root@host5 ~]#

3- What yum or dnf command should I be using to download and install
kernel-5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64

 

[Richard G]

Something I haven't read yet or I've overseen maybe.
Have you checked your /etc/yum.conf file if maybe a kernel* line is present in the exclude line?

 

[Richard G]

1- Why did DirectAdmin stop installing/updating new kernels

Directadmin does not interfere with the OS. So if no new stuff is provided, then it's an OS issue, not a DA issue, DA does not install the OS.

2.) yes if it's not excluded in yum.conf

3.) You already used the correct lines to install a new kernel if present.
yum check-update
and
yum update

 

[zEitEr]

Why did DirectAdmin stop installing/updating new kernels and other system/packages when it has been updating/installing new kernels and other system packages for the past 2 years and how do I get DirectAdmin to install/update kernels and other packages again?

DirectAdmin has nothing to do with your dnf/yum updates at all, though Directadmin offers an interface to update rpm-packages.

I have no idea, what causes the issue and what else can be checked. And hardly can suggest anything without looking the issues by myself. If you can not solve the issue by yourself, then you might open a ticket with DA support or hire somebody to fix it for you.

 

[Audrey]

Thanks Alex and Richard for your help.

/etc/yum.conf does not exclude kernel

Just one more question - Alex - you show that kernel-5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64 is installed on root@dev tools. Was it installed using yum update or in custom build update system or packages or was it manually installed?

 

[zEitEr]

I don't use DirectAdmin interface for updating software on servers of mine and customers. I use only CLI to update software.

Was it installed using yum update

 

[Richard G]

@Audrey I read this:
Linux Distribution rhel9
But which one. I'm curious now. Can you do this command:
cat /etc/redhat-release
and what is the output?

I'm on Almalinux 9 and I did not update yet, I do that nightly as a reboot is required after a kernel update, but I get this on a yum check-update:
kernel.x86_64 5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6 baseos
I also only use CLI.

Maybe doublecheck that the base-os repo is still enabled. Normally this is not tampered with but you have an odd issue.

 

[Audrey]

[root@host5 ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
AlmaLinux release 9.6 (Sage Margay)

[root@host5 ~]# yum repolist
repo id repo name
appstream AlmaLinux 9 - AppStream
baseos AlmaLinux 9 - BaseOS
crb AlmaLinux 9 - CRB
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 9 - x86_64
epel-cisco-openh264 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 9 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64
extras AlmaLinux 9 - Extras
[root@host5 ~]#

 

[zEitEr]

Maybe doublecheck that the base-os repo is still enabled.

If it was disabled, a reinstall of kernel packages would have failed

 

[Audrey]

[root@host5 ~]# yum repolist enabled
repo id repo name
appstream AlmaLinux 9 - AppStream
baseos AlmaLinux 9 - BaseOS
crb AlmaLinux 9 - CRB
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 9 - x86_64
epel-cisco-openh264 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 9 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64
extras AlmaLinux 9 - Extras
[root@host5 ~]#