How do I boot up my system with the older kernel after I install a new kernel?

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Issue

  • I installed the latest kernel on my system with the command "yum install kernel".

  • Can I still boot up my system with the older kernel which was running on it?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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