Re: [webmin-l] Software Package Updates Mystery

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

Hi Richard, 

Do you perhaps have kernel updating disabled via a yum exclude in /etc/yum.conf ? That would partially explain why webmin isn't offering to update it..


Richard Chapman <rch...@aa...> wrote:

>Hi Jamie
>I am running webmin 1.51 on Centos 5.4.
>I have a weekly script which checks for available updates.  I have 
>scheduled an update report from the webmin "Software Package Update" module.
>Today the report shows 9 available updates:
>
>An update to cpio from 2.6-23.el5 to 2.6-23.el5_4.1 is available.
>
>An update to kernel from 2.6.18-164.el5 to 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 is available.
>
>An update to kernel-devel from 2.6.18-164.el5 to 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 is available.
>
>An update to kernel-headers from 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 to 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 is available.
>
>An update to pango from 1.14.9-6.el5.centos to 1.14.9-8.el5.centos is available.
>
>An update to pango from 1.14.9-6.el5.centos to 1.14.9-8.el5.centos is available.
>
>An update to pango-devel from 1.14.9-6.el5.centos to 1.14.9-8.el5.centos is available.
>
>An update to pango-devel from 1.14.9-6.el5.centos to 1.14.9-8.el5.centos is available.
>
>An update to tar from 1.15.1-23.0.1.el5 to 1.15.1-23.0.1.el5_4.2 is available.
>
>Updates can be installed at https://C5.aardvark.com.au:10000/package-updates/
>
>However - when I go to the Software Package Update module- and select 
>the "Only Updates" tab - it only shows 5 of these updates. The missing 
>ones are:
>Kermel
>Kernel-devel
>
>and a second copy of pango and pango-devel. I image these second copies 
>may be for i386 architecture - as I have several packages installed in 
>multiple architectures (i386 and X86_64). I agree this is probably my 
>problem - and I should sort it out - but how do I get the kernel and 
>kernel-devel to show up so I can update them.
>
>Thanks Jamie
>
>Richard.
>
>
>
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