Hello, Thank you for your explanation. My understanding from reading the instructions in the link, following the steps mentioned will only get the kernel source for the currently-running kernel. So, why would yumdownloader get the latest kernel source, unless there is an error in the instructions? So, if I want to get the source for 2.6.18.., and not the latest kernel (2.6.2-0...), what are the options I should provide to yumdownloader. Thank you, Ahmed. --- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ahmed A wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a FC6 system (with no updates). When I do > > 'uname -r', I get "2.6.18-1.2798.fc6", the > standard > > kernel that comes with the original FC6. > > > > I have been reading and following the instructions > in > > the link > > > "http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html"; > > section 8.6, to get the full kernel source to the > > above kernel. One of the instructions says: > > > > yumdownloader -e core-source -e updates-source > > --source kernel > > > > Can someone please tell me what the options - > > core-source and updates-source do? I have done > some > > googling, read man pages, but to no luck. Any > > explanation or pointers to web pages that explain > > these options would be appreciated. > > In /etc/yum.repos.d you will find a bunch of > repository files. The debug > and source repositories are not enabled by default > in these > repositories. The -e option enables the repositories > with the names > "core-source" and "updates-source". > > > Will the option "updates-source" update my kernel > > version. > > It will get the latest source. > > Rahul > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265
