On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Mubashir wrote:
> I was installing Mandrake on a new computer and noticed that ftp.tux.org
> and other mirrors had the updated RPMs in the RPMS directory and some other
> files in other directories were updated also. So I went ahead and did
> a "get -C -R 6.0" under ncftp and it downloaded only the files that I did
> not have. It downloaded files like 6.0/Mandrake/base/hdlist etc also. So
> I was thinking that maybe, the installation would only install updated
> packages. Much to my dismay, this was not the case. I had for example
> deleted the older initscripts rpm from the *ftp server* I was installing
> from and the installation process wanted it. I created a link to the new
> one on the ftp server and the installation went on and installed all the
> old
> rpms.
>
> Maybe the install process could be changed also to install the latest rpms
> that are in that directory.
Mandrake now has an "update mandrake" program. I haven't tried it yet, but it
goes to the mandrake update site, lists the updates you don't have, and then
you can choose the ones you want.
This sounds like a more preferable method. In any case, install the "normal"
system first before installing the updates.
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Arandir...
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