No, it's the correct syntax that several of us who used for a long time. So, please take the time to figure out what's going wrong for you. exclude=kernel* goes on its own line in /etc/yum.conf Here's a complete /etc/yum.conf file from one of my machines: keepcache=0 debuglevel=2 logfile=/var/log/yum.log exactarch=1 obsoletes=1 gpgcheck=1 plugins=1 metadata_expire=1800 exclude=kernel* zaptel* libpri* # PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo # in /etc/yum.repos.d Albert E. Sten-Clanton writes: > Actually, I'm sorry to say that exclude=kernel* gave me the same thing. That's what I used the other day, and I just retried it. Bummer.
