Re: What does `package-cleanup --orphans' really tell me?

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

> > > : My take on "currenly configured" [sic] is enabled yum repositories. So
> > > : what --orphan will tell you is that the listed package(s) is(are) not
> > > : in a yum repository or is due to be replaced by an update. Here is the
> > > : output for my F8-x84 installation which had some updates pending:
> > > <snip>
> > If that is true , why are kernels listed? They are certainly inn a
> > repository. At least mine are.
> 
> That is not correct. Fedora only keeps three kernels around.
> Everything holds the distro's first kernel. Updates holds the current
> released version. Testing has the next candidate. Kernels in Updates
> are replaced by their successor and the rpms are removed from
> circulation. If you keep more than two kernels at least one will
> appear in the orphans listing.
> 
Your right. I did not think of that.
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