On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 18:26, Avi Schwartz wrote: > Mandrake should change their kernel installation instructions in the > latest Security Advisory since they say there: > > "To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. If you want to upgrade > manually, download the updated package(s) from one of our FTP server > mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm"." > > Avi
Avi Not quite... if you do Fvh... things could get real spooky. You never upgrade or freshen a kernel.. It always has to be installed (ivh ) otherwise all of the proper scripts to bind it to your computer will not get run and the end result will be...... a bit bucket. James > > > On Monday, Jul 28, 2003, at 20:00 America/Chicago, David Guntner wrote: > > > stefmit grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > >> > >> Three machines running MDK 9.1: one of them prompts me with the > >> existence > >> of a new kernel, the other two don't (via MCC --> Software Management > >> --> > >> Mandrake Update). Is there a setup I may have missed on two machines, > >> to > >> enable kernel updates to show up? > > > > I don't know why it showed up on the one, Mandrake screened kernels > > out of > > the Mandrake Update program. You don't WANT them to show up there, > > because then you might be temped to use MU to update a kernel. At > > which > > point, you end up with a *really* big mess on your hands. > > > > Download the kernel manually, then use rpm to install it (-ivh), not > > update. Remember to run lilo (assuming that's what you use for your > > boot > > loader) to put the new kernel into the boot sequence. When you're sure > > that the new kernel works, "rpm -e" the old kernel, edit > > /etc/lilo.conf to > > take references to the old kernel out and set the new kernel as the > > default, run lilo again, and you're done. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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