Chris Picton wrote: > On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 14:57, Olivier Thauvin wrote: > >>Le Vendredi 07 Février 2003 13:26, Chris Picton a écrit : >> >>>aleph-null:# rpm -q kernel >>>package kernel is not installed >>> >>>aleph-null:# rpm -qa | grep kernel >>>kernel-2.4.21.0.pre4.3mdk-1-1mdk >>>kernel-doc-2.4.21-0.pre4.3mdk >>>kernel-source-2.4.21-0.pre4.3mdk >> >>The package 'kernel' does not exist, it is named "kernel-xxx-yyymdk" to permit >>install of more than one kernel. All provides 'kernel' of course: >> > > Yes, but you can have multiple packages of the same name installed, as > long as there are no file conflicts between the two. > >
Sure you can, but Mandrake has seen way too many times that users don't then get the difference between the kernel package and other packages, and wonder why their kernel is broken when they use 'rpm -Uvh'. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
