Am Montag, den 31.10.2005, 10:40 -0500 schrieb Neal Becker: > Michael A. Peters wrote: > > > On Sat, 2005-10-29 at 09:20 -0500, Daniel Silva wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've installed the kernel-module-ntfs package with yum, but when i run > >> the 'yum update' command the package isn't updated. > >> Can anyone tell me why? > > > > addon kernel module packages are not automatically updated - the version > > of the kernel they are built for is part of the name of the package - so > > that it is easier to have multiple versions installed without updates > > replacing the earlier ones. > > > > You have to explicitly request the new module for your new kernel. > > Usually (at least from livna) they appear very quickly. > > > > Yes, you have explained how the bug behaves. It is still a bug. Why would > I install kernel-mod-x, then update the kernel, and not want the new kernel > mod installed also by default? Because a scheme where the name did not change did not work in the past with yum and failed for a lot of users. As a result to that we started with the scheme we use ATM. We're working on a better solution. Please be patient. thx -- Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
