On Monday 13 March 2006 23:35, S. Teletchéa wrote: > Up to now, when one ask for a new kernel : urpmi kernel, the answer is > 'no kernel' found (or sometimes the -mm one).
I don't think this is the case, I think the answer is "already installed". > If you do the same for urpmi kernel-26 (or kernel-2.6, i don't > remember), then the full kernel list is displayed. > > This behaviour has been introduced, i presume, for the 2.4 to 2.6 switch. > > Cooker and fufure 2007 will probably not provide 2.4 (i think 2006 has > already dropped it), so i think it is now safe to have kernel as > provides from 2.6's kernel instead of kernel-2.6. Why "instead"? > This is a small thing but quite annoying (and quite hard to explain why > it is so in front of a client. > > Hoping to help :-) But, it already does provide "kernel": $ rpm -q --provides kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.12mdk-1-1mdk kernel = 2.6.12 alsa kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.12mdk = 1-1mdk Maybe you need to be more specific/precise? Also, take into account the other bug reports regarding kernel package naming etc, which are currently being addressed: http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9644 http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=21345 Regards, Buchan -- Buchan Milne B.Eng,RHCE(803004789010797),LPIC-2(LPI000074592)
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