Re: [Security-Discuss] Problems with kernel-2.6.11-12

Vincent Danen <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:29:42 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.security.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 11-Aug-05, at 7:58 AM, Anne Wilson wrote:

> I tried to install the new kernel, but rpmdrake crashed.  It  
> appears that
> the kernel is installed, or at least the system thinks it is, but I  
> didn't
> trust it, in these circumstances, so I tried to uninstall it.  Again
> rpmdrake crashed.  I have a kernel that I daren't use and can't  
> uninstall.
> It could be a corrupt download, of course, but I can't even try  
> another
> mirror until I can get rid of this one.   Any ideas, anyone?

Can you try urpmi rather than rpmdrake?  Also, what's the output of  
"rpm -qa|grep kernel"?

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