Re: getting kernel-devel added

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2017-09-12 17:35 GMT+02:00 Ben Williams <jbwillia@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> hello
>
> This is an issue i am seeing with new users:
>
> I was at a University installfest this weekend and this was the major issues
> for Endusers.
>
> case A) Students are using Fedora on windows in a VM (Vbox in this case) for
> a class. they are required for said class to install the guest additions.
> they are constantly running into errors that the guest addidions will not
> build  (there install does not have kernel-devel install.  They used the F26
> release so now have the release kernel and so they install sudo dnf install
> kernel-devel and still have issues (kernel and kernel-devel versions do not
> match).
For this very specific issue (where kernel and kernel-devel version
does not match, but the appropriate variant is installed), I have a
suggested a patch from the kernel.

But this patch depends on the ability to allow Boolean dependencies on
Requires (it wouldn't work with Suggests/Recommends)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/thread/6KCGSOP77VEGRC5UNC2FMRFEPEY2WSQ5/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1450577

> Case B) third party video or wireless driver same issue no kernel-devel, no
> wireless no internet == fix by sneakernet
So, as I understand this issue, you are suggesting to have the
kernel-devel on the install media ?
But then it would probably requires gcc and others dependencies if not
already there.

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Nicolas (kwizart)
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