[Shorewall-users] Final word on SuSE and RPM

Tom Eastep
Wed, 08 May 2002 14:25:02 -0000

As discussed on the list previously, SuSE does not include a package
called "kernel". Unfortunately, SuSE does provide packages that
provide
a virtual package called "kernel".

Since virtual packages do not have a version associated with them, a
conflict with Shorewall results if the virtual package "kernel" is
installed.

Rather than change the Shorewall RPM, I have decided to simply document
the workaround (use the "--nodeps" option when installing the RPM).

This exercise did turn up one error in the Shorewall RPM -- that rpm was
providing both a real "shorewall" package and a virtual one.
I''ve removed
the line in the .spec file responsible for the virtual package.

-Tom
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