WIth the latest kernel 2.6.9-34.0.1

the kernel-devel is an install, but kernel-smp-devel is an update

for example

$ sudo yum update kernel* --disablerepo=dell-software -- disablerepo=jpackage-generic Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package kernel-smp-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL set to be updated ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL set to be installed ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL set to be installed ---> Package kernel-smp.i686 0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL set to be installed --> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

======================================================================== ===== Package Arch Version Repository Size ======================================================================== ===== Installing: kernel i686 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL update 10 M kernel-devel i686 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL update 3.7 M kernel-smp i686 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL update 9.9 M Updating: kernel-smp-devel i686 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL update 3.7 M

Transaction Summary ======================================================================== ===== Install 3 Package(s) Update 1 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 28 M Is this ok [y/N]: n

I would like for both devel packages to be installed rather than updated. Looking back in the archives, this happened before. It was suggested to use

installonlypackages=kernel-smp-devel

I have put this line in my CentOS-Base.repo file, in the updates section, but it doesn't seem to have any effect. Is that the right place?

Thanks, Tony Schreiner Boston College