On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:49:55 +0100, mailinglists@belfin.ch wrote in message <31347F3CE518D6118ACB00A0246AD0560B24AA@mx.seaan.net>: > Hi all > > I've never before upraded iptables. Right now there's version 1.25 > from suse 8.0 package installed. > How do I have to make the upgarde? Do I have to de-install the 1.25 > first and then compile 1.27? Or are there easier ways? e.g. rpms for > suse distro? ..there is an "update distro" utility? These usually try to mimic Debians 'aptget', essentially by 'rpm -Fvh $package', adding more as needed to satisfy dependencies. You can run rpm -Fvh manually, if it whines about missing rpms, add them to the command line. ..you can also compile your own rpms from tarballs, usually 'rpmbuild (or rpm) -ta $tarball.tgz' or something like that, check 'info rpm'. > btw: I checked FAQ for that question (just very quickly). It seems > this question isn't covered. .. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
