how do I make sure the kernel is not upgraded with pacman -S

Benedict_White · 2005-01-21 12:54:51

Only I have a few custom kernels and need to manually makepkg and install, I don't want pacman to upgrade it, though I do need to upgrade.

Insight_45 · 2005-01-21 12:57:55

In the [options] section of /etc/pacman.conf file, add a line like
IgnorePkg = kernel26

Maybe wait until someone can confirm. Or try it with backup procedures

Benedict_White · 2005-01-21 13:04:17

Many thanks for that.

Next question, I have postfix and pacman installed, and do not want to overwrite anything in those directories.

Can I add a line:

NoUpgrade = etc/postfix/*
NoUpgrade = etc/mail/spamassassin/*

or do I need to list each file?

Insight_45 · 2005-01-21 13:21:11

I would say each file but you can put more than 1 file per line with a space like:
NoUpgrade = etc/lilo.conf boot/grub/menu.lst

It is an excerpt from my file

But I am not sure about the .../* I have no idea

sarah31 · 2005-01-21 16:07:51

my guess is that /* would not work and you would have to list the specific files. Besides there likely are files in there that will need to be upgraded when a new package is available. You can list more than one file per line though.

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#1 2005-01-21 12:54:51

how do I make sure the kernel is not upgraded with pacman -S

#2 2005-01-21 12:57:55

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