Hi Yeah all I did to find the kernel devel packages installed was: > rpm -qa | grep "kernel-devel" The script was a simple.. > for k in `rpm -qa | grep "kernel-devel"` ; do echo $k; rpm -e $k; done I guess there may be some packages that are dependant on a kernel-devel package, but luckily I didn't have that problem! On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 10:51 -0500, John Swartzentruber wrote: > On 3/24/2006 11:16 AM rus wrote: > > I found the same problem, and after installing, a 'yum update' also took > > forever. > > > > Eventually I narrowed it down to the test transaction stage, and in > > particular, the fact that I had about 15 old kernel-devel packages (from > > my previous FC4 installation) was crippling rpm transactions. > > > > I wrote a quick bash script to loop through and 'rpm -e' all my old FC4 > > kernel-devel packages - which took quite a long time. It seemed to cure > > the problem for me. > > How do I know what kernel-devel packages I have? Did you grep it out of > an rpm listing? If it is simple, would you be willing to post that > script? I have another computer to upgrade eventually, so I might want > to clean things up in advance. > -- ''~`` ( o o ) +------------------.oooO--(_)--Oooo.------------------+ | RUS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx FORGECOM | | RUS, .oooO WEB APPLICATIONS | | WEB DEVELOPER ( ) Oooo. WWW.FORGECOM.CO.UK | +---------------------\ (----( )--------------------+ \_) ) / (_/