Buchan Milne wrote:
> In short, the name of the kernel RPMS contains the version number, thus no
> two kernel packages have the same package name (as the other packages do).
> So, if a user does:
> # rpm -Uvh kernel*.rpm
> they won't lose their old kernel.
> Technically, this isn't necessary (assuming everyone would install kernels
> with 'rpm -ivh kernel*.rpm'), but practically it is (way too many users
> broke their machines on kernel security updates before the change).
I sort of understand the reason for the extra -1-1, but not the extra
mdk, which is the main reason for the subject line.
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