On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Rick Thomas wrote:
> > I hope this is an RTFM question. Trouble is, I can't figure out which FM to > Read? > > A while back I installed the PPC 8.2beta2 release on my Mac. As of > yesterday, I downloaded the 8.2 production ISO's and burned them to CDs. > > Soooo.... > > How do I apply the updates on the new CDs to my existing installation? can > it be done without doing a complete re-install? can it be done without > examining each rpm individually for updates? > Sure, urpmi or rpmdrake. You just need to add your new media to the database. (see urpmi.addmedia, or the gui in rpmdrake). Once your media is added, you can do: urpmi --auto-select to update things. urpmi --help will give you some clues, as well as urpmi.addmedia --help (both in /usr/sbin - off the beaten path) Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
