Hi there, I am referring to this thread: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2896
Would someone more knowledgeable than me please explain what exactly that line does?
Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement
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Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement
It disables the yum exclusions so you can update kernel, etc. going forward as needed.
Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement
ah, ok, thanks.
May I ask why kernel updates were blocked to start with?
May I ask why kernel updates were blocked to start with?
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Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement
They were blocked so that when the update ran it could unblock them keep everything consistent with each version update.
Re: Question regarding the Meltdown and Spectre announcement
ah, I understand, thanks for taking the time to explain.