yum update

[hostu]

hi gang, well i got apf, spamassassin, and clam working together somehow, but i tried the yum update with the exclusions mentioned elsewhere in the forum and after a long list of this and that it ended as the excerpt from the end listed below. can anyone help and tell me how to finish this yum update or should i?
fc3 os
command used yum update

here is how it ended, let me know i u need more info--- thanks chuck

> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: kernel>= 2.6.10 for package: hal
--> Processing Dependency: libidn-devel for package: curl-devel
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for libidn-devel to pack into transaction set.
libidn-devel-0.5.6-1.i386 100% |=========================| 13 kB 00:00
---> Package libidn-devel.i386 0:0.5.6-1 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: kernel>= 2.6.10 for package: hal
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: missing dep: kernel for pkg hal
[root@host-u ~]#

? what is the package hal

[nobaloney]

What is "hal"?

<snip>
HAL is daemon for collection and maintaining information from several sources about the hardware on the system. It provdes a live device list through D-BUS.
</snip>

I'm not sure we need it. My systems don't have it.

If you need it and want to update it you'll need to update your kernel as well.

Jeff

[hostu]

thanks jeff, can you tell me a way to run yum so that it does not need to update the kenel ( Error: missing dep: kernel for pkg hal ) ie: an option when i run yum to not need the hal or so i dont get the above error ? ... i know iam out on a limb here, any help appricated....

chuck

[nobaloney]

I presume your yum configuration is already set to exclude the kernel, as mine is, and so is the one I've posted on these forums.

Then you'll always get the message unless you also exclude the file it's trying to update as well.

Jeff