On 29 Aug 2002 12:51:53 -0700 Samuel Flory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure what GoBack is. You can install the old rpm, or remove > the rpm you installed. > > example: > > #update to an older kernel rpm > rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kernel-2.4.18-5.i686.rpm > > #remove an rpm > rpm -e ethereal-0.9.4-0.7.3.0 (or rpm -e ethereal) > GoBack is one of the things they have in the M$ world to keep people from shooting themselves in the head using Windows ;) Basically, as I understand it, it automatically takes snapshots of the system in the background, and if you install something like a new game, that updates your DirectX video drivers, and upon the obligatory reboot, your system is well and truly fscked, you can boot into a special restore mode or some such, sometimes using a rescue disc, and select to 'GoBack' to a given known-good (hah!) point a day or two earlier. I'd think this would take just a buttload of hard drive space, but w/ new hard drives the sizes they are now, I guess it's not as big an issue vs. having to scrap and reinstall your whole system, hunt down the driver updates that you had downloaded, etc. HTH, Monte -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
