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maxim_

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From: Asia/Omsk

Registered: 2009-08-26

Posts: 12

How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

Hi people! I'v just installed Arch base system from http://arm.kh.nu/core::2009-6-23/os/x86_64/ repository. I also changed core secton in pacman.conf to:

[core]
Server = http://arm.kh.nu/core::2009-6-23/os/x86_64/

But pacman -Suy complaining about all core updates...
Even after removing /var/lib/pacman/sync/core, pacman -Sy creates current core snapshot. How can i avoid this?

Last edited by maxim_ (2009-08-26 16:49:40)

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

What do you mean it complains?  Give us some output.  It looks like you've pointed pacman to a static core repo - ie. one that only contains packages that existed on 2009-6-23.

What are you trying to achieve?

maxim_

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From: Asia/Omsk

Registered: 2009-08-26

Posts: 12

Re: How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

I want to use latest 29 kernel, because i have problems with brightness on my laptop in newer kernels. This repo contains the latest version of 29 kernel, so i want to use it with all dependencies rather than general core branch, in spite of this i want to use general extra and community branches and their updates.
But pacman -Sy gets information about newest core packages. (i don't know where it takes it)

mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

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Re: How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

If you're using the current extra and community repositories you're likely running into dependency issues, since those will have packages that assume you also have a current core installed.

If all you want is to keep the older kernel you can just include in /etc/pacman.conf a line saying
IgnorePkg   = kernel26 kernel26-firmware

That's probably a lot better than not updating the entire core repo

maxim_

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From: Asia/Omsk

Registered: 2009-08-26

Posts: 12

Re: How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

Okay, i guess it's a better idea. What about kernel-headers? Will i have problems, if they are newer then the kernel?

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

The kernel-headers package is independent from the kernel - the versions don't have to match, and in fact they usually don't.

If you're using an older kernel, remember that you will also need older versions of any external drivers e.g. nvidia.

maxim_

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From: Asia/Omsk

Registered: 2009-08-26

Posts: 12

Re: How avoid unnecessary upgrade? [SOLVED]

Well, thank you guys the problem is solved!