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Chazzman_bm
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Hello,

 

I need some help with finding and installing Linux sources for my server. I am trying to install some software and it fails because of this problem.

 

The Linux version I have is:

 

2.6.12-12mdksmp

 

I have run the EasyURPMI but the 'sources' still aren't present. I've read through several posts offering other advice using the Linux GUI but unfortunately, I have limited access to the server itself with only regular console access. Some people have recommended upgrading/updating the kernel but I have also read threads that state this is not a good idea because it has made the system unstable due to mismatches.

 

I am still pretty new at Linux and have been strugling with this for quite a while now. Can anyone help with acquiring the software please?

 

Thank you.

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Well,

 

I've downloaded the three Mandriva 2006 CDs to my home directory from ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/carroll...so/2006.0/i586/

 

What do I have to do to get install the sources? Do I have to copy the contents of the CDs to a specific location or is there something I need to run to update the kernel while referencing the CDs?

 

Thanks

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I have run the EasyURPMI but the 'sources' still aren't present. I've read through several posts offering other advice using the Linux GUI but unfortunately, I have limited access to the server itself with only regular console access.

You should be looking for a 'kernel-source' package that matches your kernel, like scarecrow said. Using the cli, do

uname -r

then (as root) do

urpmq -i kernel-source

to find the matching kernel-source. Then use urpmi to install the package.

 

If you must use the CD, it should be in /i586/media/main on one of them, but I'm not sure which one. You would need to copy it to your system, and use

rpm -i package-name

to install it.

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Do the packages still exist on the mirrors for Mandriva 2006? I thought this would have expired or about to expire in terms of updates, etc.

 

Should be able to get the 2.6.12.12 kernel source of the CD/DVD set though.

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Do the packages still exist on the mirrors for Mandriva 2006?

They are currently on the repos that scarecrow and Chazzman have pointed out, and some other repos. That's why I gave those instructions in my last post. :rolleyes:

 

However I'm not sure how much longer they will be available.

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Ok. Here is some output from my server:

 

[root@alpha ~]# uname -r

2.6.12-12mdksmp

[root@alpha ~]# urpmq -i kernel-source

no package named kernel-source

The following packages contain kernel-source:

kernel-source-2.6

kernel-source-2.6.12.23mdk

kernel-source-2.6.12.24mdk

kernel-source-2.6.12.25mdk

kernel-source-2.6.12.27mdk

kernel-source-2.6.12.29mdk

kernel-source-2.6.12.31mdk

kernel-source-2.6.17.10mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.11mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.13mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.14mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.15mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.16mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.17mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.5mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.6mdv

kernel-source-2.6.17.8mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.23mdk

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.24mdk

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.25mdk

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.27mdk

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.29mdk

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.31mdk

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.10mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.11mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.13mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.14mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.15mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.16mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.17mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.5mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.6mdv

kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.8mdv

[root@alpha ~]#

 

I think all the kernel-source stuff came from me running EasyURPMI several times. for different versions of Mandriva. At that time, I was unsure which version I was running (I had several install disks at the time).

 

My kernel source (2.6.12-12mdksmp) doesn't show up in that list. What next?

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As you can see, there is no kernel-source for 2.6.12-12 in that list. Therefore, you'll need to install a kernel that matches one of the kernel sources available for you, then you'll have kernel-2.6.12-31 and the appropriate kernel-source as well.

 

Am surprised to see a kernel-source for 2.6.17.x though, since this would have come from Mandriva 2007.

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