Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:50:26 +0100 (BST) | From | Steven Newbury <> | Subject | Re: RPM installation problem. |
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--- Tom Pr <tompr_2002@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Sam, > > Sorry for confusion. It is SRPM. Any idea why I am > getting this problem. I wanted to install kernel > source RPM and compile the kernel. > > Thanks. > > --- Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 10:52:47AM -0700, Tom Pr > > wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > If I try to install an RPM on my machine, it works > > > fine. It displays ####............. 100%. I am > > > sure it is installing perfectly.Once installation > > is > > > completed if I query for the RPM, it says the RPM > > > never installed. what is it behaving that way? Do > > I > > > need to do any thing else? > > > > > > Any inputs will be appreciated. > > 1) This is not a question for lkml - try the most > > local LUG ml instead. > > 2) To my knowledge Source RPM's does not show up in > > the database, and therefore not in rpm -q. > > Maybe it's a SRPM? > > > > Sam
Assuming you are using RedHat or similar, you want to install a kernel-source RPM not a kernel SRPM. The kernel SRPM is for rebuilding a packaged kernel RPM, while if you want to play with the distributions kernel source you want the kernel-source RPM.
Alternativly, you could download kernel source from kernel.org or a mirror. This is different to the kernel that came with your distribution. The kernels that come with distributions have been modified with various patches for feature enhancements and/or bugfixes.
It is the kernels available from kernel.org that are discussed on linux-kernel. Distribution kernels should be disscussed on distribution mail-lists.
===== Steve
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