rpm -Fvh i386/*.rpm i686/*.rpm noarch/*.rpm * Red Hat distribute most packages using 386 instruction set (with optimizations to make it work better on newer CPUs * For certain performance specific packages, they compile using processor specific instructions * Noarch *is* important, it includes some important applications written in Python and other non platform specific updates.
Mike On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 14:47, Will Munkara-Kerr wrote: > > > > I'm installing RH8 from RH CDs, I also got a RH Errata CD > > > > to update my installed system, I'm using > > > > rpm -F *.rpm > > > > the CD has: > > > > Directory of H:\RPMS\8.0 > > > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 . > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 .. > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 SRPMS > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 athlon > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 i386 > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 i586 > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 i686 > > 03-04-08 20:14 <DIR> 0 noarch > > > > if I have an Intel CPU, do I only need to do 'i386' directory ? > > > > do I need to do noarch ? what's in 'noarch' ? > > > > > > Q: what is the command that identifies CPU & hardware > > installed on my system > > ? > > I don't know too much about redhat, but I think you are looking for: > > uname -a > > you probably want to install the i686 packages.... depending on your system > specs.. > (but as you are running RH8 i am assuming you have a quick machine... ;) > anyway, uname -a will let you know what arch it is. > > from memory, noarch is of no importance. > <been working with solaris too long, let me know if this is wrong.. i > forget> :) > > > > > Voytek Eymont > > .will > > | will munkara-kerr > | ssinct.freeshell.org/pubkey.txt > | (w0295157577)(m0410499867)(f0292112304) > > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > > "This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > destroy it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this message are those > of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the Central > Sydney Area Health Service." > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Mike MacCana Consultant RHCE, MCSE, MCP+I Cybersource: Providing Quality IT Professional Services for 11 Years Specialists in Unix/Linux, TCP/IP and Web Application Development Level 4, 10 Queen St, Melbourne. Ph : 03 9621 2377 Fax: 03 9621 2477 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
