Machine in question uses Kernel:stable repository for kernels. I am attempting
to configure zypper to not also install kernels from the normal Leap 15.2
update repository.
Presently, the 15.2 update repo provides 5.3.x kernels. The Kernel:stable repo
provides 5.8.x kernels.
Currently-installed kernel packages:
# rpm -qa | grep kernel-default-5
kernel-default-5.8.11-1.1.gf4bb27a.x86_64
kernel-default-5.8.12-1.1.g79e03c2.x86_64
kernel-default-5.8.13-1.1.gea492d4.x86_64
Test #1: create a package lock for 5.3.* kernels:
# zypper al kernel-default-5.3* kernel-default-devel-5.3* kernel-devel-5.3*
kernel-source-5.3* kernel-syms-5.3*
Specified locks have been successfully added.
# zypper ll
# | Name | Type | Repository
--+---------------------------+---------+-----------
1 | kernel-default-5.3* | package | (any)
2 | kernel-default-devel-5.3* | package | (any)
3 | kernel-devel-5.3* | package | (any)
4 | kernel-source-5.3* | package | (any)
5 | kernel-syms-5.3* | package | (any)
# zypper update
<stuff>
The following 11 NEW packages are going to be installed:
kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.44.1 kernel-default-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
kernel-default-devel-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3 kernel-devel-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
kernel-devel-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-preempt-devel kernel-source-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
kernel-source-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-syms-5.3.18-lp152.44.1 kernel-syms-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
<stuff>
RESULTS: zypper ignores the package lock and wants to install 5.3.18 kernel.
Test #2: Remove all package locks and create repository locks to prevent
kernels from being installed from the 15.2 updates repository:
# zypper al -r "openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Update" kernel-default*
kernel-default-devel* kernel-syms* kernel-source* kernel-macros* kernel-devel*
Specified locks have been successfully added.
# zypper ll
# | Name | Type | Repository
--+-----------------------+---------+------------
1 | kernel-default* | package | repo-update
2 | kernel-default-devel* | package | repo-update
3 | kernel-devel* | package | repo-update
4 | kernel-macros* | package | repo-update
5 | kernel-source* | package | repo-update
6 | kernel-syms* | package | repo-update
# zypper update
<stuff>
The following 11 NEW packages are going to be installed:
kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.19.2 kernel-default-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-lp152.19.2
kernel-default-devel-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3 kernel-devel-5.3.18-lp152.19.2
kernel-devel-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-preempt-devel kernel-source-5.3.18-lp152.19.2
kernel-source-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-syms-5.3.18-lp152.19.2 kernel-syms-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
<stuff>
RESULTS: No change. The repository locks are ignored. zypper continues to
want to install 5.3.18.
Test #3: Remove those locks, create repository locks for Kernel:stable.
# zypper al -r "Kernel:stable" kernel-default* kernel-default-devel*
kernel-syms* kernel-source* kernel-macros* kernel-devel*
Specified locks have been successfully added.
# zypper ll
# | Name | Type | Repository
--+-----------------------+---------+--------------
1 | kernel-default* | package | Kernel:stable
2 | kernel-default-devel* | package | Kernel:stable
3 | kernel-devel* | package | Kernel:stable
4 | kernel-macros* | package | Kernel:stable
5 | kernel-source* | package | Kernel:stable
6 | kernel-syms* | package | Kernel:stable
# zypper update
<stuff>
The following 6 NEW packages are going to be installed:
kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.44.1 kernel-default-devel-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
kernel-devel-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
kernel-preempt-devel kernel-source-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
kernel-syms-5.3.18-lp152.44.1
<stuff>
RESULTS: The locks for Kernel:stable are honored. The 5.8.13 kernels are no
longer marked for installation.
Final test: Remove the Kernel:stable locks and create repository locks for
"@System":
# zypper al -r "@System" kernel-default* kernel-default-devel* kernel-syms*
kernel-source* kernel-macros* kernel-devel*
Specified locks have been successfully added.
# zypper ll
# | Name | Type | Repository
--+-----------------------+---------+-----------
1 | kernel-default* | package | (any)
2 | kernel-default-devel* | package | (any)
3 | kernel-devel* | package | (any)
4 | kernel-macros* | package | (any)
5 | kernel-source* | package | (any)
6 | kernel-syms* | package | (any)
# zypper update
<stuff>
The following 31 items are locked and will not be changed by any action:
Available:
kernel-default-base kernel-default-base-rebuild kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo kernel-default-livepatch-devel kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-source-vanilla kernel-syms-rt
<stuff>
The following 9 package updates will NOT be installed:
kernel-default-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3 kernel-default-devel-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-devel-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-macros kernel-source-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3
kernel-syms-5.8.13-2.1.g08db7a3 libseccomp-devel
...
<stuff>
RESULTS: That also seems to work. No kernels are marked for installation now.
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So, I can create a repository lock to prevent kernels from being installed from
Kernel:stable. I can create a global @System lock to prevent all kernels from
being installed. But I seem to be unable to create a lock to specifically
prevent 5.3.18 kernels from being installed from the 15.2 updates repo while
still allowing kernels to be installed from Kernel:stable.