How does one install kernel*.src.rpm ?

Rod Haper rhaper at houston.rr.com
Sun Oct 23 03:57:58 UTC 2005


Parameshwara Bhat wrote:
> Hello List,
> 
> I tried to install kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.src.rpm with 
> install-packages,  it refuses to install source rpm.I use rpm command 
> directly,it seems to  process it,but installation doesn't seem to 
> happen.I am producing the  command results below.
> 
>     [root at sidharth rpm]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.src.rpm
>          1:kernel ########################################### [100%]
>     [root at sidharth rpm]# rpm -qa|grep kernel
>     kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4
>     kernel-doc-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4
>     kernel-2.6.11-1.1226_FC4
>     [root at sidharth rpm]# rpm -Uvh kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.src.rpm
>            1:kernel ######################################## [100%]
> 
> When I look at the archive,it contains many patch files and another  
> archive containing kernel sources. Can I just untar the kernel sources  
> from the rpm archive into /usr/src ? Where do I send patch files ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Parameshwara Bhat
>     
> 


Read section 6.2.2.3 of the Fedora Core 4 Release Notes in 
file:///usr/share/doc/fedora-release-4/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html#sn-kernel 
or at http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/#sn-kernel

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Rod




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