tips on keep certain packages while updating (i.e. nvidia drivers)

[Sérgio Basto]

On Qua, 2012-11-07 at 14:38 +0100, Ismael Olea wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Sérgio Basto <sergio at serjux.com>
> wrote: 
> 
>         cat /etc/yum.conf
>         [main]
>         (cut)
>         installonly_limit=4
>         
>         with installonly_limit=4 keep 4 kernels , you may increase the
>         number ... 
> 
> 
> this could helps if it worked with kmod-nvidia and xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
> too, but don't see how.
> 

so by default installonly_limit=2 if you install a 3rd kernel the first
one will be marked for remove and dependencies check will remove kmods
associated. If you saying to keep the kernels, kmods won't be removed,
right ? 




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Sérgio M. B.