David Odin wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 03:12:39PM +0800, Koma Yu wrote:
>> It seems that after updating glibc many things, including rpm, will fail.
>> How to do it right?
> I won't recommand using MandrakeUpdate for upgrading glibc, and other
> "dangerous" packages such as rpm (from 3 to 4), or the kernel.
_Updating_ the kernel has always been a tad suicidal. What I do is _install_ the
new kernel, add it to the LILO config, repair the damage the RPM has done to the
soft-links in /boot, test it and if all is happy then remove the old kernel and
re-run LILO again by hand.
--
The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common.
Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the
facts to fit their views... which can be very uncomfortable if you
happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.
-- Doctor Who, Face of Evil
