yum wants to install kernel.i586 while i686 kernel

[Donald Tripp]

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- Donald Tripp
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On Dec 21, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Antonio Olivares wrote:

> [olivares at localhost ~]$ su -
> Password:
> [root at localhost ~]# yum install kernel kernel-devel
> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
> Setting up Install Process
> Setting up repositories
> core                      100%
> |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> updates                   100%
> |=========================| 1.2 kB    00:00
> extras                    100%
> |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> primary.xml.gz            100%
> |=========================| 362 kB    01:12
> ##################################################
> 1120/1120
> primary.xml.gz            100%
> |=========================| 1.6 MB    06:19
> ##################################################
> 5133/5133
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages.
> Please wait.
> ---> Downloading header for kernel to pack into
> transaction set.
> kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6. 100%
> |=========================| 198 kB    00:16
> ---> Package kernel.i586 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set to be
> installed
> ---> Downloading header for kernel-devel to pack into
> transaction set.
> kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.279 100%
> |=========================| 683 kB    00:39
> ---> Package kernel-devel.i586 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set
> to be installed
> ---> Downloading header for kernel-devel to pack into
> transaction set.
> kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.286 100%
> |=========================| 697 kB    00:45
> ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 set
> to be installed
> ---> Downloading header for kernel to pack into
> transaction set.
> kernel-2.6.18-1.2868.fc6. 100%
> |=========================| 210 kB    00:18
> ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 set to be
> installed
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages.
> Please wait.
> ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set
> to be erased
> ---> Package kernel-devel.i586 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set
> to be installed
> ---> Package kernel.i586 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set to be
> installed
> ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set to be
> erased
> --> Running transaction check
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> ====================================================================== 
> =======
>  Package                 Arch       Version
> Repository        Size
> ====================================================================== 
> =======
> Installing:
>  kernel                  i686       2.6.18-1.2868.fc6
> updates            16 M
>  kernel                  i586       2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
> core               15 M
>  kernel-devel            i586       2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
> core              4.6 M
>  kernel-devel            i686       2.6.18-1.2868.fc6
> updates           4.6 M
> Removing:
>  kernel                  i686       2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
> installed          44 M
>  kernel-devel            i686       2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
> installed          14 M
>
> Transaction Summary
> ====================================================================== 
> =======
> Install      4 Package(s)
> Update       0 Package(s)
> Remove       2 Package(s)
>
> Total download size: 40 M
> Is this ok [y/N]: n
> Exiting on user Command
> Complete!
> [root at localhost ~]# yum clean all
> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
> Cleaning up Everything
>
> Why should I install the i586 kernel whilst the other
> kernels are installed?
>
> [olivares at localhost ~]$ rpm -qa kernel*
> kernel-headers-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6
> kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
> kernel-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6
> kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6
> kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
>
> I know that kernle-2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 is in updates,
> but why does the i586 2798 show up?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Antonio
>
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