[CentOS] Yum not updating kernel

[Bob Taylor]

On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 16:31 -0800, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Feb 18, 2008 2:40 PM, Ed Donahue <liberaled at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am having the same issue

> First make sure you do not have any line like:
> 
> exclude=kernel      -OR-
> exclude=kernel*

I have no excludes

> in /etc/yum.conf or /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
> 
> Then try updating the kernel by:
> 
> yum -d5 update kernel
> 
> Does the output show any hint?

yum -d5 update kernel
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
"versionlock" plugin is disabled
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Running "config" handler for "skip-broken" plugin
Running "config" handler for "installonlyn" plugin
Running "config" handler for "downloadonly" plugin
Running "config" handler for "priorities" plugin
Yum Version: 3.0.5
COMMAND: yum -d5 
Installroot: /
Ext Commands:

   kernel
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
rpmforge                  100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
00:00     
base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
00:00     
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B
00:00     
centosplus                100% |=========================|  951 B
00:00     
addons                    100% |=========================|  951 B
00:00     
extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB
00:00     
Running "postreposetup" handler for "downloadonly" plugin
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Setting up Package Sacks
Running "exclude" handler for "priorities" plugin
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Reading Local RPMDB
Building updates object
Could not find update match for kernel
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion

I see nothing other than the second to last line.


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Bob Taylor