Error installing kernel with up2date

[Rick Stevens]

On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 18:48 -0600, Hamilton, David wrote:
> Hello, I have RHEL 4 installed and I keep getting an error while trying to install the kernel that up2date recommends I install. Does anyone know how I can correct this?  Here is the error message:
>   
> There was a package dependency problem.  The message was:
> 
> Unresolvable chain of dependencies:
> lksctp-tools-1.0.2-6.4E.1                conflicts with kernel >= 2.6.10 
> 
> 
> The following packages were added to your selection to satisfy dependencies:
> Package                                Required by
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Please modify your package selections and try again.

You need to update your lksctp-tools RPM first, then update the kernel:

	up2date lksctp-tools
	up2date kernel-whatever

up2date does occasionally have issues with this type of circular
dependency.  You might also bugzilla that with the fine folk at Red Hat
to warn them of it.

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