> How does that work exactly? Are any provides starting with 'kernel-module' > matched while this decision is made? If a package has: Provides: kernel-modules in its spec file. Then it will be installed, not updated. > What about a global configuration option that lists all packages (resp. their > provides) which are allowed to be installed more than once? [main] installonlypkgs=name, name, name, name, name, name, -sv