On 6 Feb 2001, Rupert Heesom wrote:
> On 04 Feb 2001 16:32:42 -0500, Trond Eivind Glomsrød wrote:
> > Rupert Heesom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I'm running RH6.2, and RPM 3.0.5. I'm trying to upgrade the RPM
> > > database to RPM 4 so that I can handle the new RH7 RPMs.
> >
> > Red Hat Linux 7 also includes newer version og glibc and many other
> > libraries - upgrading just rpm is not sufficient.
>
>
> I know; I got caught with the library dependancies when trying to
> install first the RPM rpm, then the glibc etc rpms.
>
> Are you saying that the best way forward for me is to upgrade to the
> full RH7 package?
Definitely.
> What's the best way of doing that and avoiding the gcc compiler without
> the patch?
Just run up2date after installing, and you will get a version of it with
some fixes (there weren't that many problems with it to start with)
> Since I have a broadband net connection, I would try to download the
> rpms and install or burn a CD......
No need - you can just download the bootnet.img and point it at an ftp
server.
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Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.
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