On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 15:08 -0400, Blackburn, Marvin wrote: > According to most documentation, kernel packages should be installed > using -rpm -ivh; > however, there are multiple packages starting with kernel that up2date > obviously uses the rpm -Uhv. > > How do I know which packages should use -i and which should use -U > > for example > kernel-2.4..... > kernel-smp..... > have multiple versions installed whereas > kernel-source.... > kernel-doc..... > kernel-utils.... > have only one version. > > How does up2date determine when to use update as opposed to install? Hi there, - The kernel packages does contain a kernel. - The kernel-smp packages does contain a kernel. - The kernel-source does not contain a kernel, just the source to build it. - kernel-doc does not contain a kernel, just the documentation for it. - kernel-utils does not contain a kernel, just some general utilities required to work with one. Therefore for up2date, if the package contains a kernel it's *installed*. The reason this is done is to ensure that a fall-back or back up kernel is available in case the new one is not suitable. The exact mechanism used by up2date to check the package to see if it contains a kernel, I don't know - possibly an rpm TAG. Cheers, Michael -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
