On Fri Nov 16, 2001 at 03:44:06PM -0200, Jeferson Lopes Zacco wrote: > Hi all. I've found at least one bug and some weird things going on in > LM 8.1 related to the kernel-source package.
[...] > Now for the bug... I got mostly upset with my friend because he > claimed that SoftwareManager (rpmdrake) wouldn't list the kernel-source > rpm and he had to install it using rpm in the console (and filling in > all dependencies manually). I made he double-check his settings... then, > when I myself uninstalled the kernel-source and looked for it again- it > wasn't there. The kernel-source rpm IS NOT listed as an installable > package. You may make the experience yourselves. While it may not be > difficult to install it via console- a newbie will most certainly be > confused. I hope that this bug in rpmdrake will be patched. > > Well that's it for this mail... if someone reply to this, please > include a cc to my email as well as the list's. This is not a bug. This is there for a reason. Nothing related to the kernel is installed via rpmdrake... too many users have in the past decided it was a good idea to upgrade their kernel in rpmdrake and had hosed systems due to a few inattentions to detail: examining lilo.conf, generatint initrd images if required, etc. This also wiped out their old/working kernel. Because of that rpmdrake was "fixed" so that it did nothing with the kernels. I sincerely doubt that newbies will be using kernel-source package; if they do, they will be following instructions on how to compile their source drivers for their [wl]inmodems or whatever. If they can follow those instructions, it should be a piece of cake for them to use "rpm -ivh kernel-source*" which is much more simplistic than compiling a driver from source. In other words, this "bug" will likely not be fixed anytime soon. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD - Danen Consulting Services www.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org - MandrakeSoft, Inc. Security www.linux-mandrake.com Current Linux kernel 2.4.8-31.1mdk uptime: 1 day 4 hours 18 minutes.
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