I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes. It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new dependency on the kernel package.
On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants to install for dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should be necessary in this environment.
I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it is still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an unused kernel should have been required to be installed.
Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?
Cheers Tony
On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Tony Mountifield tony@softins.co.uk wrote:
I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes. It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new dependency on the kernel package.
On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants to install for dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should be necessary in this environment.
I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it is still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an unused kernel should have been required to be installed.
Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?
Cheers Tony
If you have access to it see:
Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2016:2748-1
Corresponding CentOS announcement here: https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2016-November/022148.html
Verify that in your current kernel you don't incur in this bugzilla (I think you are not using rlogin...): https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335670
HIH, Gianluca
In article CAG2kNCyjsQZ2qW_8BBLp8BH_20=JgxoEYpn9BSwZhXg7_rHBbg@mail.gmail.com, Gianluca Cecchi gianluca.cecchi@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Tony Mountifield tony@softins.co.uk wrote:
I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes. It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new dependency on the kernel package.
On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants to install for dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should be necessary in this environment.
I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it is still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an unused kernel should have been required to be installed.
Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?
Cheers Tony
If you have access to it see:
Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2016:2748-1
Corresponding CentOS announcement here: https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2016-November/022148.html
Ah, ok. Looks like it will have to be an annoyance then.
Verify that in your current kernel you don't incur in this bugzilla (I think you are not using rlogin...): https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335670
Nope, only ever ssh!
The linodes are currently running kernel 4.8.3
Tony
How do I work around this? I can't get a yum update to work. My kernel is 4.8.6-x86_64-linode78
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