Thank you for the reply. I'm sure that will do just fine. :) On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Mike Burger <mburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I was just wondering how do I stop "yum" from updating to the newest > > redhat-release (I.E. Kernel) but continue to get all the newest packages? > > I've looked at using the security plugin option, but I want to keep > > getting > > everything that gets released (not just security updates). > > > > I know in the 4 and below days we had the option to exclude items in the > > up2date configuration, can I simply add exclude or skip lists in the yum > > configuration file? > > "yum update --exclude=kernel" Should probably work for you. > > Additionally, you can edit your /etc/yum.conf file, and edit the > "installonly_limit" line to increase the number of kernels it keeps > installed. > > That way, you could just download and install the kernel, but not > necessarily boot to it. > > -- > Mike Burger > http://www.bubbanfriends.org > > Visit the Dog Pound II BBS > telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org > > To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: > > https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update > > or send a blank email message to: > > site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
