I've updated python since we have been talking, so now it is version 2.5. I have also upgraded rpm in the past. [root@www Python-2.5]# python --version Python 2.5 [root@www Python-2.5]# rpm --version RPM version 4.1.1 [root@www Python-2.5]# rpm -q rpm-python yum rpm-python-4.0.4-7x.18 yum-2.0.8-1 On 7/29/07, seth vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2007-07-29 at 21:57 -0500, Tim Dotson wrote: > > I can't update that way because this is a remote server. > > > > You can do remote server upgrades by vnc kickstarts. > > > It looks like using yum to update up to RH9 isn't too difficult, and > > then from RH9 to Fedora is about equally challenging. > > yes - but the shift from 2.4 kernel to 2.6 kernel requires some > trickery. > > If you're committed to doing it this way strip the box down to as few > pkgs as possible. It will make the multiple upgrades much faster and > more likely to work. > > > > I have rpm 4.1.1 and I yum 2.0 is installed. Python is 2.1. > > and these are on a 7.3 box? > > run: > > python --version > rpm --version > rpm -q rpm-python yum > > -sv > > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum > _______________________________________________ Yum mailing list Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum