[CentOS] yum updates

Tue Aug 8 16:47:05 UTC 2006
Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey at BUC.com>

Bowie Bailey wrote:
> I am trying to update my cluster servers to a newer kernel.  As the
> csgfs stuff is not updated for 2.6.9-34.0.2.EL yet, I have to use
> 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL.
> 
> If I specify to update the cluster packages, yum will automatically
> find the proper kernel package to meet the dependency.  The problem is
> that I also need the kernel-smp-devel package installed so that I can
> build a new AoE driver.  It doesn't get installed via dependencies and
> I can't figure out how to install it manually.
> 
> Hints anyone?
> 
> How can I install kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL via yum?  Can I
> grab the rpm from somewhere and do a local install?

Replying to myself...

I was able to find the rpm by using the websites referenced in the
repo.  I can update everything else using yum and then install this
one package manually and things should work fine.

This still leaves me with a question, though.  If I can find the rpm
by looking in the repo, why can't yum find it?  Does it refuse to show
old packages even when the version is specified?

    # ls kernel*
    kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
    #

    # yum info kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
    Setting up repositories
    Reading repository metadata in from local files
    #

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Bowie