[CentOS] Kernel update and csgfs

[Rodrigo Barbosa]

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On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 01:26:41PM -0500, Bowie Bailey wrote:
> It is stock except for the csgfs packages from the CentOS-csgfs
> repository and one or two other rpm packages.

"It is stock except" = "not stock". Several packages interact with each
other, including the kernel.

> I want to keep the machine up to date, but I guess I'll have to be
> careful with the kernel updates.  Any others that could cause problems?

Pretty much any package has dependencies and/or provides something used
by others. You will have to do a complete dependency tracking to make
certain what your non-stock packages can interact with, which is a very
daunting task. Checking provides and requires on the rpmdb is just the
first step, and things can get really ugly when the interaction is
done using unix sockets or, god forbit, dbus.

Best Regards,

- -- 
Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org>
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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