howto download i686 kernel on x86_64 box

[Richard Shaw]

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Mike Wright <mike.wright at mailinator.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm running f14-x86_64 but have a need for a f14.i686 kernel package
> (kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686).  I'd also like to unpack it but not into
> its default locations.
>
> That leaves me with two questions:
>
> How do I download it without installing it?

# yumdownloader kernel-<version>-<release>.i686

> How do I unpack it into a safe location (such as /test)?

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-extract-an-rpm-package-without-installing-it.html

HTH,

Richard