On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 09:52 -0500, rado wrote:
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"exclude=kernel". I put this line in every division of /etc/yum.repos.d. i.e. Base, Updates, Addons, etc. my question is: I don't really know the proper way to exclude.
First, get yourself really familiar with the yum docs because this I suggest may or may not be exactly what you need. I plan to make great use of it.
http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/Yum/Priorities
The above is a new "prioritized" "protect base" plug-in. Protect base plug-in may be all you need too, but only your correct understanding of yum and the plug-ins can determine what is right for you.
Personally, the exclude and includpkgs directives become quite unwieldy when the packages addressed become more than just a few. This is exacerbated by the dependencies.
thx John Rose
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HTH -- Bill