On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, michael malver wrote: > ... I thought, when I installed, that I had > selected 'all applications' but I noticed gcc, and > emacs (among others) were missing. Is > there a way to make up2date install every linux app > it knows about? Up2date is for getting updated packages for which bugs exist, especially security related ones. It accesses directories on the Red Hat site that contain a subset of all the packages -- those which are corrected over what is on your CD. It will only get replacements for what you have installed already, normally. I use an alternative 3rd party update utility instead, so can't tell you much more. > I have a 20-gig /usr/local partician, so space > shouldn't be an issue. I don't want to have to guess > at what apps I have, or don't. if I can't do it with > up2date, can I add the speakup boot loader options to > a kickstart bootdisk so that I can try installing > again? That would be a waste, and possibly a disappointment, unless you understood kickstart fairly well. And kickstart is more for non-interactive automated installs anyway, so that speakup would be less relevant during installation (but you would presumably still need it's facilities installed for normal use). > What would happen if I went to the rpm directory in > each of the three cds in order and typed rpm -u * Very bad idea. Then you would get lots of stuff that should not be installed, or should be selectively deleted immediately after installation, for security reasons. You should not install server daemons for services that you do not wish to provide to others on the internet, or other related software you do not use. By doing that, you will avoid many future problems, and unnecessary upgrading. And do you really want a lot of very bulky, likely useless GUI stuff, including big server packages for numerous video cards you do not have, alternative window managers you couldn't possibly use simultaneously (family members or others can use the GUI at the same time you are using your serial synth terminal via headphones, or in another room), and the like? But the command syntax and approach is wrong anyway. See /usr/share/doc/rhl-cg-en-8.0/s1-kickstart2-packageselection.html for more hints on package selection and appropriate groupings (this assumes you have installed the Red Hat manuals locally on your hard drive, from the documentation CD, or have downloaded them separately from a convenient Red Hat mirror). This manual (the configuration guide) is also readable online at redhat.com (and downloadable in different formats). -- L. C. Robinson reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html