Re: dependency hell, version 2,197,386.1

[Stuart Low <stuart serverpeak com>]

Hey,

> How can I go about convincing yum to update the iptables install on my
> old firewall box when it reports this:
> [root gene etc]# yum update iptables
> package iptables needs kernel that has been excluded
> package iptables needs kernel that has been excluded
> The kernel is in fact a 2.4.29, obviously new enough but locally built.
> Is this a case where the --nodeps --force options to rpm can be used?

Probably not the smartest move. Be best to manually download the latest
kernel rpm and rpm -ivh it. Then modify your lilo/grub config back to
booting your custom kernel by default.

That way you've avoided the dep issue but haven't lost your custom
kernel.

Stuart