[plug] Debian V Redhat for server

[John Summerfield]

> 
> The main problem is upgrading single packages and finding the
> dependencies that need to be done as well.  Then you got to do them in
> the right order as well  :)

rpm --upgrade <all of the packages>

> 
> I have never looked at this, but is there a way to do a complete upgrade
> on RH without having to boot the system off an install disk.  Normally I
> just use a boot disk to get it all going, but that can be a problem
> sometimes.  Like the one I'm going to do next weekend..

With rpm 3.0 installed, 
  rpm --freshen <all rhl 6.1 packages>

would be interesting. I think it would work from 6.0 to 6.1; 4.x or 5.x to 
6.x  I doubt.


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John Summerfield
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