FC3 Up2date "custom kernel"

[Jared Buck]

On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 19:14 +1100, Nicholas Comino wrote:
> I've updated the kernel to 2.6.10 previously as part of installing 
> additional drivers required for networking. With updates, I don't know 
> enough to be particularly selective, I've been working through a few each 
> day with a view to getting almost all installed or ignored. I'm stuck at the 
> update for 'hal' with the following error:
> 
> "There was a package dependency problem...
> hal-0.4.7-1.FC3     requires kernel >=2.6.10"
> 
> I don't think I really need that particular update, solving this is more a 
> learning and avoiding the issue in future. Previously I've been told not to 
> worry about custom kernel warning in up2date. But can I revert to the rpm 
> version of kernel2.6.10 (using up2date) without losing the additional 
> indispensable networking drivers? It could be I'm misunderstanding the 
> problem entirely.
> 
> ~Nick
> (newbie) 
> 

You need a copy of a little utility i like to call apt-get. It's a
program that makes rpm installation a little easier, since it
automatically downloads any dependencies that your files need.  Here's
how you get it.

Head to your terminal (make sure you're root before you do anything,
type su and then your root password).

type in the following command -

rpm -ivh 
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/3/apt/apt-0.5.15cnc6-1.1.fc3.fr.i386.rpm

This will get apt for you and install it.  Once that is done, i assume
you would want to get the graphical front end for apt-get.  It's called
synaptic and it works extremely well.

Type:

apt-get update

then:

apt-get install synaptic  (both of these need to be done from the
terminal as root)

and it will install the front end for you, which should then be
available somewhere in your system tools menu.

Once you have it, use the search button to find the kernel or anything
else you want to download.  Put a checkmark inside the box next to the
program you want, then if it has any dependencies, it will download
those too :)

It's saved me quite a few hassles.

Jared