I don't know about apt but there is already a yum system built for RH8. I am using it presently. Instructions can be found at http://www.fedoralegacy.org. The gyrations you are currently going through are definitely unnecessary. And as far as I know, you can scrap up2date, although the newer version is yum compatible. you could continue using up2date if you wish. On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 17:35:58 +0200, Barbara Pennacchi wrote > Hello, I'm new to Fedora Legacy Project, but I have 2 machines > running rh8 and rh9. Unfortunately, the RH8 cannot be upgraded to > any other version of RH or Fedora without taking her offline (it's a > webserver). So I've used up2date (with --nox :-) up to the EOL > decreed by RHN. > > After EOL I've done rpm upgrades by "hand" (searchin' for 'em, > ftp'ing them with the RH9, my workstation and guinea pig, then > sftp'ing 'em to RH8, ssh'ing into the RH8 and testin'em and so on...) > but it is a tedious/boring > > process. > > So, I'm waiting for apt to get released (can I do a rpm -e of > up2date after apt is up and running, by the way? :-) > > best regards, > b. > > -- > > fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list -- Wray Cason "Wrayman" Auxilium Computing www.auxiliumcomputing.com wrayman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx main: 206-595-2080 fax: 425-895-9825 msn: wrayman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx aim: AuxiliumWrayman yahoo: wraycason -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
