Description of problem: The kernel is carrying its own copy of zlib, isn't it? If yes, this is not allowed for reasons noted here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Duplication_of_system_libraries How reproducible: $ rpm -ql kernel | grep zlib /lib/modules/2.6.29.3-140.fc11.ppc/kernel/lib/zlib_deflate /lib/modules/2.6.29.3-140.fc11.ppc/kernel/lib/zlib_deflate/zlib_deflate.ko
The kernel cannot link against shared libraries; it would be an exception to this policy.