I have installed RH8.0 in my system.
Then I have downloaded the linux kernel 2.4.18 and configured it and compiled it to get new image.
when I boot into the new image, Iam unable to use the applications of the original image.(like Xwindows)
How can I access the packages which were installed with the original image in the newly created image?
As a *general* matter, changing the kernel image you are using should not affect your ability to run applications. Particular applications may be incompatible with particular kernels, because they rely on features (drivers, or even core capabilities) not present in the kernel you are currently running.
X (or X Window, not "Xwindows") can fall into this category, if you are using an X deiver that depends on finding kernel framebuffer support for it. If that is what you are encountering, you fix it by compiling in the appropriate framebuffer support.
But I offer that only as an example of a specific problem that a kernel and a particular app may have. (Networking apps ... DHCP clients, ip (iproute2), iptables, and netstat, to name a few specifics ... are another common example, as they often rely on very specific networking options being compiled in the kernel.)
To get real help, you will need to explain what you mean by "unable to use" and be more clear about what applications are involved (I don't know what you consider to be "like Xwindows", so I can only answer about that actual application).
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