Is RPMfusion on strike?

[Michael Cronenworth]

On 08/21/2009 06:25 PM, gilpel at altern.org wrote:
> Now, you tell me that DKMS, which is a less specific tool, would do a
> better job?
>
>    
>> that I
>> update for newer driver versions only, not kernels.
>>      
> So, if there's a kernel security update, as at least the 2 last updates
> were, you don't update?
>
>    
>> Sure you could use
>> the akmod package if you want more packages installed but I do not.
>>      
> What does "if you want more packages installed" mean? I just want want my
> video card to work with the most recent kernel.
>
>    

DKMS generates kernel modules on-demand instead of on a per-RPM basis. 
The Fedora kernel RPM even has DKMS hooks that trigger a module rebuild 
when it is updated. You don't have to worry about having a corresponding 
RPM to match the kernel. This means no additional RPMs are built or 
required when you update the Fedora kernel package. The "akmod" package 
is supposed to mirror this functionality, but users note that akmod 
packages simply don't work as intended.

On a side note, you could even use a kernel.org vanilla kernel with 
DKMS. This simply couldn't happen under an akmod or kmod package that 
livna/RPM Fusion utilize.

>
> Why should I ask DKMS?
>
> yum search dkms
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> === Matched: dkms ===
> dkms.noarch : Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
>
> It seems all I have to do is install DKMS. Maybe you could explain what
> happens afterwards.
>    

You cannot simply install DKMS and be safe. Your nVidia RPM needs to be 
tailored for DKMS use. The freshrpms.net RPM was DKMS driven. The 
livna/RPM Fusion RPM is kmod driven. I suggested to use DKMS when RPM 
Fusion was forming and it was shot down for reasons of personal bias. 
The RPM Fusion folks prefer the kmod package system.