On 4/10/2003 3:07 PM, Danial Howard wrote: > I accidently upgraded the kernel package (rpm -Fvh *.rpm in a directory > containing a newer kernel package). Now all my previous kernels are > gone. The kernel that is installed now is an i386 kernel, not an i686 > kernel like prefer. Dooh, that's gotta be noticably slower. > I can't remove the kernel package (can I?) and install the correct one. > What's the safest and best way to install the latest i686 kernel. Should > I use the force, replacepkgs, replacefiles options or a combination of > them? rpm -Uvh --force <kernel>.i686.rpm will take care of the problem. Using ivh or Uvh is the preferred method of doing kernel packages. ivh will keep previous, and Uvh for doing an update only (only if you're sure). -Rick -- Rick Johnson, RHCE #807302311706007 - rjohnson@xxxxxxxxxx Linux/Network Administrator - Medata, Inc. PGP Public Key: https://mail.medata.com/pgp/rjohnson.asc
