On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:00:24 -0500 "C. Tresenriter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:46:01 -0400 > T wrote: > > |I have recently found that I need to desperately upgrade my Mandrake > |9.0 installation. I noticed a few discussions on this list that deal > |with apt and urpmi as upgrade tools. Which is the best option and > where|can I get information on installing and using this option to > keep my|Mandrake distro up to date. > | > |Thanks, > | > |-=Thinker > > > urpmi seems to be the method of choice for most Mandrake users - it's > simple to use - google for easy urpmi - the first hit will take you > step by step through configuring your software sources - then it's a > simple as # urpmi --auto-select -a (do urpmi urpmi first to update the > urpmi package) to update every software package you have installed - > although I think 9.0 sources are drying up. > I would add that there are a large number and that you should do the updates in "init 3" or console mode as KDE/X tends to bork its updates if running. -- Michael
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