On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:02 -0700, JD wrote: > I ran yum update as follows: > > > # yum -y -x=libmad -x=libmad-devel -x=vcdimager -x=vcdimager-libs > update > > but it still tried to update vcdimager, vcdimager-libs libmad and > libmad-devel To me the syntax od the yum -x option is unclear. Is -x=package-name the right form . I am not sure. The syntax of the --exclude option is clearly specified in the man page. I have always used --exclude and it worked. -- ======================================================================= OVER the underpass! UNDER the overpass! Around the FUTURE and BEYOND REPAIR!! ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines