> Would it be possible to extend rpm with an option to be used in kernel
> rpms, so that when people (mistakenly) run "rpm -Uvh kernel-2.6...",
> the old kernel rpm is not uninstalled?
> I am thinking about a pre-uninstall script that checks how rpm has been
> invoked, and if it is by -U, it somehow cancels the uninstall. Is this
> possible today without first extending rpm?
It seems like this is not possible. Perhaps this solution will do instead:
%preun
if [ $1 -lt 2 ]; then
echo You should always keep at least two kernels installed!
echo Aborting uninstall of package %{name}-%{version}-%{release}
echo
exit 64
fi
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