YUM won't give me the correct kernel-devel package

[Kam Leo]

On 1/18/07, Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Kam Leo wrote:
> > On 1/16/07, Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> Kam Leo wrote:
> >> > On 1/11/07, Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> >> I updated my kernel with 'yum install kernel'. Now I want to
> >> install the
> >> >>   corresponding kernel-devel package. When I run 'uname -a', I get
> >> >>
> >> >> Linux proteus 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 20 14:51:19 EST 2006
> >> i686
> >> >> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
> >> >>
> >> >> I assume this means I want the 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 i686 version of
> >> >> kernel-devel.
> >> >>
> >> >> When I run 'yum search kernel-devel', I get the following choices:
> >> >>
> >> >> kernel-devel.i586  2.6.18-1.2798.fc6  core
> >> >> kernel-devel.i686  2.6.18-1.2798.fc6  core
> >> >> kernel-devel.i586  2.6.18-1.2868.fc6  updates
> >> >> kernel-devel.i686  2.6.18-1.2868.fc6  updates
> >> >> kernel-devel.i586  2.6.18-1.2849.fc6  updates
> >> >> kernel-devel.i686  2.6.18-1.2849.fc6  updates
> >> >> kernel-devel.i586  2.6.18-1.2869.fc6  updates
> >> >> kernel-devel.i686  2.6.18-1.2869.fc6  updates
> >> >> kernel-devel.i586  2.6.18-1.2849.fc6  installed
> >> >                      ^
> >> >                      |
> >> >    This tells me that you have the i586 kernel installed. Do "rpm -q
> >> > kernel" and
> >> >    see if this is not the case. (By the way this is a known bug in
> >> > the FC6 installer.)
> >> >
> >> >    You need is to download the i686 kernel, perform a "rpm -ivh
> >> > kernel-*.i686.fc6.rpm",
> >> >     and reboot with the new kernel.
> >> >
> >> >> It looks to me like the one I want is
> >> >>
> >> >> kernel-devel.i686  2.6.18-1.2869.fc6  updates
> >> >>
> >> >> When I run 'yum install kernel-devel.i686', the only choice I get is
> >> >>
> >> >> kernel-devel  i686  2.6.18-1.2798.fc6  core
> >> >>
> >> >> How do I tell yum that I want the 2869 build version from the updates
> >> >> repo? I tried several things, but couldn't seem to find the right
> >> >> combination.
> >> >>
> >>
> >> OK, I have verified every way that I could that I have the i686 kernel
> >> installed. 'uname -a' gives me this:
> >>
> >> Linux proteus 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 20 14:51:19 EST 2006 i686
> >> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
> >>
> >> 'rpm -q kernel --queryformat "%{n} %{v} %{r} %{arch}\n"' gives this:
> >>
> >> kernel 2.6.18 1.2849.fc6 i586
> >> kernel 2.6.18 1.2869.fc6 i686
> >
> > First, get the correct name for the package you want to install. The
> > rpm output should have cued you in. Then, perhaps "yum install
> > kernel-devel-2.6.18 1.2869.fc6 i686" will give you the results that
> > you want.
> >
> > Why are you relying on yum so heavily? It appears you know how to use
> > rpm. You could have used "rpm -ivh
> > path_to_package/kernel-devel-2.6.18.1.2869.fc6.i686.rpm".
> > (Path_to_package can be a URL or a local directory.)
> >
>
> Kam, your advice was accurate. I looked up the 2869, i686 rpm on the
> updates site and rpm'ed it. I have been insistent on using yum because
> my experience, when I stray from yum, I can never get the whole system
> upgraded at some later date. Thanks for the help!
>
> Andrew

You are welcome.