howto download i686 kernel on x86_64 box

[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


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