On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:02:46 +0100, Stuart Sears wrote > Nabin Limbu wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I have downloaded the latest rpms of most of the packages that have been installed in > >my server. Now how can I upgrade all the packages instead of repeatedly upgrading > >one by one and checking for dependencies for so many packages? Is there any way? > you could try: > > cd /dir/with/rpms > > rpm -ivh kernel-2* (if you have downloaded and wish to update kernels) > > rpm -Fvh *.rpm (which will only upgrade the packages you already > have installed). > > the easiest way by far would have been (originally) to have > installed the new updates via RHN with up2date -uf How would one do this with RH 9 since RHN for RH 9 is past EOL? I.e., install fresh RH 9 - then how to apply all the applicable updated rpms in the RH 9 ftp updates directory? > > if you are installing updated versions of pkgs with new dependencies > you may have to find the deps as well. I tend to keep an install > tree on my server under /var/ftp/pub and share it by nfs. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
