Another funny update?

[JD]

On 06/19/2010 02:02 PM, Marcel Rieux was caught red-handed while writing::
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> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Bruno Wolff III <bruno at wolff.to 
> <mailto:bruno at wolff.to>> wrote:
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>     On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 22:02:49 -0400,
>      Marcel Rieux <m.z.rieux at gmail.com <mailto:m.z.rieux at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>     >
>     > As I said, I don't believe rpmfusion, a repository not supported
>     by Red
>     > Hat/Fedora,  could block a kernel update.
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>     They can using 'conflicts' in the spec file. 
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> What's this spec file? How do you use conflicts?
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>     If the kmod is installed first,
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> How do I make "if" less iffy?
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> You'll have to explain this whole process. I'd be very surprised if a 
> repository not belonging to Red Hat/Fedora could prevent a kernel 
> upgrade or any upgrade. This could eb dangerous.
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>     You can also set your system so that the default boot kernel
>     doesn't change
>     when there is a kernel update. This protects you from the kmod
>     being released
>     late problem at the cost of having to manually switch boot kernels
>     after
>     every kernel + kmod update.
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> If you remember the beginning of this discussion, we were talking 
> about the problems the missing kmod could occcasion to <B>newbies</B>. 
> I always check that the corresponding kmod is there and if I'd ever 
> forget, it would be no problem reverting to the previous kernel. But a 
> newbie might decide that "this thing doesn't work" and go back to Windows.
>
> Your "solution" is not a solution for newbies.
>
> Now, here's the upgrade suggestion I received today:
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> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.32.14-127.fc12 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-firmware.noarch 0:2.6.32.14-127.fc12 set to be updated
> ---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.32.14-127.fc12 set to be updated
> ---> Package kmod-nvidia.x86_64 1:195.36.24-1.fc12.3 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: kmod-nvidia-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.x86_64 >= 
> 1:195.36.24-1.fc12.3 for package: 1:kmod-nvidia-195.36.24-1.fc12.3.x86_64
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> kernel x86_64 2.6.32.14-127.fc12 updates 21 M
> kernel-firmware noarch 2.6.32.14-127.fc12 updates 973 k
> kernel-headers x86_64 2.6.32.14-127.fc12 updates 754 k
> kmod-nvidia x86_64 1:195.36.24-1.fc12.3 rpmfusion-nonfree-updates 31 k
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> It somehow doesn't seem to me like a standard upgrade...
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>
Dependency processing is a normal part of the yum-updatesd daemon's 
activity.
I have seen it when I do manual yum update or when I invoke YumX.

Cheers,

JD
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