On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 09:35, scott Lee wrote: > Hi Mike: > Well, I'm not Mike, but I can answer your questions. ;-) > > Question 1: > > Do I have to upgrade my kernel to kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x before I can upgrade > XFree86-4.1.0-25? > Yes. > Question 2: > > I can not find kernel-drm = 4.1.0 and on redhat or findrpm site. Is > kernel-drm-2.4.18-6 a subsititute? > The kernel provides kernel-drm. It is not a separate package. $ rpm -q --whatprovides kernel-drm kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0 > > Question 3: > > Do I have to upgrade all the rpm's below to upgrade my kernel to > kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x before I can upgrade XFree86-4.1.0-25? > You cannot selectively apply updates. Because of package dependencies you must apply all of the errata available for a specific release. > > Third command: > > [root@seabiscuit /root]# rpm -Uvh XFree86*.rpm Mesa*.rpm > xinitrc-3.20-1.noarch.rpm kernel*.rpm NEVER use -Uvh to apply a kernel update. Use -ivh kernel-<version> > Question 4: > > Is there a simplier way to deal with this issue i.e. one > cdrom (iso image) I can download to upgrade to XFree86-4.1.0-25 ? > ************************************************************* > Since you are not that familiar with how rpm works you should be using up2date. It will automatically download and install the updates for you. The 7.1 docs on up2date. http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-rhn.html Regards, Jim H
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