Hi,
Can't say that I'm a Linux professional, but still...
I've been using SuSE for a very long time and did not
experience any significant problems with that method.
However, there could be some. Many RPMs contain the
scripts which are launched on (un)istallation.
If SuSE the main trick is that it has all the startup
and shutdown scripts in /sbin/init.d , while in the
most of other systems they're in /etc/rc.d.
So if you install some base RPM and find that the dir /etc/rc.d
appeared, you should transfer everything manualy to /sbin/init.d
But generaly saying, if RPM replaces some of your conf files, if
will keep old ones with .rpmold extension and notify you about that.
And what concernes the Kernel, there is nothing to worry.
The RPM -U [--force] kernel-2.2.16.rpm will just install everything
under /usr/src/linux-2.2.16.
Once more, please note, that my opinion can be not 100% correct,
till the moment I have posted only questions to this list :-o)
>From: Ted Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: linux-newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: A question about RPM
>Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 12:43:47 -0300 (ADT)
>
>
>As a new user to SuSE I see that it uses RPM files to upgrade and change
>things.
>
>Is it true that when you want to upgrade something with SuSE that all you
>have to do is find the appropriate *.RPM file and then run:
>
>rpm -U <file.rpm>.?? Is it that simple? Or have I missed something?
>
>I was thinking of upgrading the kernel in particular - 2.2.14 to 2.2.16.
>
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>Ted Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>44.135.34.201 linux.ve1drg.ampr.org
>
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