-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:28:06 -0000, Cannon, Andrew wrote:
> I've never done this before, so I need a bit of simple guidance (the how to > isn't exactly an easy read). > > I've only got a 56k modem and I don't want to wait ages (i.e. all night) for > it to download the latest kernel. I have a broadband connection in work, and > I was wondering how I go about installing the latest kernel via the rpm > command. I've looked on the RH web site at their how to tips, but it doesn't > include RH8 (or GRUB by the looks of it!). Is it as simple as typing rpm > kernel or am I missing something? (Probably, I've never used rpm to install > the kernel before). On www.redhat.com click on "Support & Docs" and consult the "Red Hat Manuals" in the "Red Hat Docs" section. Installing a kernel package is done with "rpm -ivh file". Another way is to fetch the packages and put them into /var/spool/up2date, then run "up2date" as usual. It will accept the already downloaded packages happily. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+blaM0iMVcrivHFQRAsPTAJ4oJZy5jtxY/+yGxuyfeqq7UE0ZwACePhbz u7VLOIBy4HqCcweMzpU97wg= =NFc+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
