Changes to UEK Content Distribution and Packaging
How content is distributed and packaged in the UEK release has
changed. Starting with UEK R7, the kernel is repackaged and
streamlined into several separate RPMs to facilitate particular
hardware requirements. A meta RPM package, named
kernel-uek, continues to be the required
package for all UEK installations and maintains backward
compatibility with previous releases.
By default, the kernel-uek package and its
dependencies are installed. Installing this package is
equivalent to installing the full UEK kernel.
The following table provides additional details about how UEK R7 content is distributed and packaged and includes information about package dependencies, as well as any other notable requirements.
| Package | Description |
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This is a meta package that does not contain any
files. The package has a dependency on
Installing this package is equivalent to installing the full UEK kernel. This is the required package for all UEK installations and maintains compatibility with previous releases. |
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This package contains the UEK kernel and a minimal
number of kernel modules and is installed along with
the |
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This package contains remaining kernel modules that
are required by the majority of server configurations.
Note that this package requires that the
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This is an optional package that contains modules for hardware and subsystems that are uncommon for servers, as well as support for certain devices, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and video capture cards. If support for any of these components is required, install the package manually from the yum repository. You can list the modules explicitly provided by this package by running: rpm -q -l kernel-uek-modules-extra |
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This package contains core firmware components and is
a dependency for the
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This package contains firmware components that are not
provided in the
Note that this package requires that the
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