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Old 01-17-2008, 06:32 PM
Markku Kolkka
 
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Default Re: Recommended video card for Redhat

linuxquestion@yahoo.com wrote:

> Reinstall. Interestingly enough, by installing the .src file,
> it doesn't install the kernel.
>
> rpm -ivh --nodeps kernel-2.4.20-18.10.1.src.rpm
> 1:kernel ###########################################
> [100%]


A *.src.rpm file is used to build the binary rpms (including
kernel-source in case of kernel*src.rpm), it doesn't install anything
directly usable.

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