howto download i686 kernel on x86_64 box

[Mike Wright]

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

Been fiddling with yum and had no luck.

TIA,
Mike Wright

[Richard Shaw]

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Mike Wright  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-installi...

HTH,

Richard

[Bill Davidsen]

Mike Wright 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?
> How do I unpack it into a safe location (such as /test)?
>
> Been fiddling with yum and had no luck.

yum --downloadonly

And set the flag in yum.conf to keep things in the cache after use. Don't forget 
to manually clear the cache occasionally (yum clean packages).
> TIA,
> Mike Wright

[Richard Shaw]

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Bill Davidsen  wrote:
> yum --downloadonly
>
> And set the flag in yum.conf to keep things in the cache after use. Don't forget
> to manually clear the cache occasionally (yum clean packages).

Seems like a lot more work than my way :)

First you'll have to install the downloadonly yum plugin, then you
have to change your config, and then dig the file out of the cache...

yumdownloader takes care of all that for you and dumps the rpm in the
current directory.

Richard

[Kevin Fenzi]

Additionally, if you just want the latest one and don't want to look up
versions:

setarch i686 yumdownloader kernel

kevin