[Yum] package dependencies on kernels (was: ...)

[seth vidal]

On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 04:46, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 12:40:33PM +0200, Ragnar Kjørstad wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 01:23:09PM +0300, Axel Thimm wrote:
> > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:01:03AM +0200, Ragnar Kjørstad wrote:
> > > > This caused yum to just give up:
> > > > Resolving dependencies
> > > > ..package alsa-kmdl-2.4.20-19.23.rh9.at needs /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-19.23.rh9.at (not provided)
> > > > package nvidia-graphics-kmdl-2.4.20-19.23.rh9.at needs /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-19.23.rh9.at (not provided) 
> > > 
> > > It looks like you have at-testing, but not at-stable in your yum.conf.
> > I have both at-good and at-stable in my yum-configuration-file:
> 
> Hm, the only thing I can imagine is the special handling for kernel
> rpms. yum's update/upgrade algorithm exclude automatic upgrading of
> kernel rpms in order to not jeopardize your system. Try to install the
> the kernel before the update/upgrade.


Special handling? Kernels are 'special handled' in the following ways:
1. they are installed instead of updated - this behavior is consistent
with the red hat errata notifications for kernels and consistent with
the behavior in up2date.

That's it.

that's the WHOLE 'special handling' of kernels.

nothing else.

-sv