rpmdrake output ?

[mblanco2000]

When I run rpmdrake from the command line I get the following output.

 

What does it mean. There are not all updates that I need to install are they?

 

[root@localhost bind]# rpmdrake

examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1).cz]

examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2).cz]

examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 3 (x86) (cdrom3).cz]

examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.plf.cz]

examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz]

examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.contrib.cz]

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-multimedia-2.4.22.21mm.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-2.4.25.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel24-tmb-2.4.25-2.tmb.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel2.4-marcelo-2.4.25-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-secure-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel24-tmb-enterprise-2.4.25-2.tmb.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-tmb-enterprise-2.6.4-1.tmb.5mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-tmb-i686-up-4GB-2.6.4-1.tmb.5mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-enterprise-2.4.25.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-smp-2.6.3.4mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-multimedia-smp-2.4.22.21mm.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.4.25.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-smp-2.4.25.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-secure-2.6.3.4mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.4.25.2mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-smp-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.4mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.3.4mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-tmb-2.6.4-1.tmb.5mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-2.6.3.4mdk-1-1mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel22-smp-2.2.20-9mdk.i586

would install instead of upgrade package kernel-linus2.2-2.2.25-1mdk.i586

[Kjel Oslund]

Those are all alternate configurations and versions of the kernel. You're not required to install any of them unless you're looking for a specific alternate kernel.

 

The messages are informational. The packages must be 'installed' not 'updated': that is, they must be installed with the

rpm -i

option instead of an

rpm -U

option. The -U option instructs rpm to remove any previous version of a package before installing a new one. The -i option just installs a new one.

 

Kernel packages are marked as 'install-only' so that users don't accidently remove the files of their running kernel. I did this once myself as a new user before the install-only check was implemented. Trust me, you really don't want to do this.

 

You can have more than one kernel installed on your system at any time and boot alternate versions from the boot menu.

 

If you want to try a different kernel (assuming you know why you want to do this) or you just want to install the latest release of the kernel (perhaps a new release or "update") the easiest way it to do it from the commandline

urpmi kernel

as root. Or you can install the kernel from the Install Software section of MCC.

 

The special configurations of the kernel have an extra label added to the name: kernel-smp (kernel for mulitple processor machines), kernel-multimedia (a version of the kernel with special low-latency patches) etc.