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[Andrew Holway]

Ah yes, I got kernel-lt from elrepo...

[root at jamflaps ~]# yum info kernel-lt

                       | 5.0 MB     00:01
Installed Packages
Name        : kernel-lt
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 3.0.99
Release     : 1.el6.elrepo
Size        : 134 M
Repo        : installed
>From repo   : elrepo-kernel
Summary     : The Linux kernel. (The core of any Linux-based operating system.)
URL         : http://www.kernel.org/
License     : GPLv2
Description : This package provides the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
            : Linux-based operating system. The kernel handles the
basic functions
            : of the OS: memory allocation, process allocation, device I/O, etc.

On 19 October 2013 12:54, Markus Falb <wnefal at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 19.Okt.2013, at 02:16, Andrew Holway wrote:
>
>> I have never had any problems with EPEL: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
>>
>> Recently I used it to upgrade a kernel to 3.0.99 from the stock 2.6.32
>> and everything just worked apart from an obscure kernel module for
>> hfsplus support.
>
> EPEL does not provide alternative kernels.
> """EPEL packages should only enhance and never disturb the Enterprise Linux distributions they were build for"""
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/GuidelinesAndPolicies
>
> --
> Markus
>
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