Exclude syntax for yum

[Charles Curley]

I would like to exclude a particular kernel from one machine. I have
edited yum.conf like so:

exclude=kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586

I still get that kernel in my list of upgrades. How do I specify it
correctly?

Thank you.

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 09.09.2004 schrieb Charles Curley um 2:56:
> I would like to exclude a particular kernel from one machine. I have
> edited yum.conf like so:
>
> exclude=kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586
>
> I still get that kernel in my list of upgrades. How do I specify it
> correctly?

Hm, yum will only update to the latest kernel available. So there is
normally no need to exclude any specific version. But if you like I
would try

exclude=kernel#2.6.8-1.521

Alexander

[Charles Curley]

On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 03:20:52AM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am Do, den 09.09.2004 schrieb Charles Curley um 2:56:
> > I would like to exclude a particular kernel from one machine. I have
> > edited yum.conf like so:
> >
> > exclude=kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586
> >
> > I still get that kernel in my list of upgrades. How do I specify it
> > correctly?
>
> Hm, yum will only update to the latest kernel available. So there is
> normally no need to exclude any specific version.

If the latest version is the one you want to exclude.
> But if you like I would try
>
> exclude=kernel#2.6.8-1.521

Nope, didn't work. Nor did:

exclude=kernel#2.6.8-1.521.i586

However, this does work:

exclude=kernel

So I will leave it like that until the next kernel is released.

The yum version is 2.0.7.

[Satish Balay]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Charles Curley wrote:
> > > I would like to exclude a particular kernel from one machine. I have
> > > edited yum.conf like so:
> > >
> > > exclude=kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586

This works with yum 2.1 - which is currently in rawhide. However you
can't use this version of yum with FC1 or FC2 - as this version works
with the new metadata format (so none of the FC1/FC2 repos have this)

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-September/msg00187.htm...

Satish

[Charles Curley]

On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 10:48:29AM -0500, Satish Balay wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Charles Curley wrote:
> > > > I would like to exclude a particular kernel from one machine. I have
> > > > edited yum.conf like so:
> > > >
> > > > exclude=kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586
>
> This works with yum 2.1 - which is currently in rawhide. However you
> can't use this version of yum with FC1 or FC2 - as this version works
> with the new metadata format (so none of the FC1/FC2 repos have this)
>
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-September/msg00187.htm...

Thank you. I take it these are effective with 2.1 & up. I've made a
note in my yum repository notes. http://www.charlescurley.com/yum.html

[Clint Harshaw]

Charles Curley wrote:
> I would like to exclude a particular kernel from one machine. I have
> edited yum.conf like so:
>
> exclude=kernel-2.6.8-1.521.i586
>
> I still get that kernel in my list of upgrades. How do I specify it
> correctly?
>
> Thank you.

Try exclude=kernel* in your /etc/yum.conf

Would a yum clean help?