Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 May 1998 10:06:26 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Michael J. McGillick" <> | Subject | Re: Upgrading to a test kernel |
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Hello:
Thanks. Was able to find all of the RPM's you mentioned, except net-tools. The contrib site had version 1.41. Will this work? When I upgrade, should I do a rpm -Uvh <package> or rpm -ivh <package>? ie. I should just upgrade to the newer, or keep both versions installed?
- Mike
On Fri, 22 May 1998, Kelley L. wrote:
> > > On Fri, 22 May 1998, Michael J. McGillick wrote: > > > Hello: > > > > Looking for some help from the Red Hat users on this list (or knowledgable > > others). I've tried a couple of times before to upgrade my existing RH 5.0 > > system to one of the test kernels, but I usually end up screwing up one > > thing or another. I have read the documentation, and I've tried > > to upgrade almost of the packages necessary as listed by the minimum > > version numbers in the documentation. > > > > If anyone is currently running RH 5.0, and has successfully gotten to the > > point of running a test kernel, I would like to discuss the steps that you > > took to get to that point. I would like to keep the system as RPM'ized as > > possible by upgrading packages with RPMs, but I realize that some packages > > may not be currently available like this. According to my system, here is > > what I have installed as opposed to what the documentation is saying that > > I have: > > > > Package I Have Required > > ------- ------ -------- > > > > -> Kernel modules modutils-2.1.55-4 modutils-2.1.85 > > Grap all the modutils-*-2.1.85 rpms in the contrib directory, they work > fine. > > > > Gnu C gcc-2.7.2.3-8 2.7.2.3 > You're good to go on that. > > > Binutils binutils-2.8.1.0.1-1 2.8.1.0.23 > > contrib has 2.9.1.0.4, I have been using the 2.8.1.0.1-1 without any > problems, just upgraded tonight. > > > > -> Linux C Library libc-5.3.12-25 5.4.44 > > Stayed with the 5.3.12-25, glibc should take care of this anyway. > > > > Dynamic Linker (ld.so) ld.so-1.9.5-5 1.9.5 > Good to go. > > > Linux C++ Library libg++-2.7.2.8-6 2.7.2.8 > Good to go. > > > Procps procps-1.2.7-1 1.2.7 > Need to grab the .src rpm and rebuild if you install the newer > binutils(after you install the newer binutils) > > > -> Procinfo procinfo-0.11-1 13 > Grab from the contrib dir. > > > -> Mount mount-2.7f-1 2.7l > contrib again. > > > -> Net-tools net-tools-1.33-4 1.45 > > Last time I looked, the latest in contrib was 1.432, it is OK, mostly a > cosmetic problem on the display, I believe, functionally OK.(I am almost > positive) > > > -> Loadlin not installed 1.6a > Not necessary if using LILO. > > > Sh-utils sh-utils-1.16-8 1.16 > Good to go. > > > Autofs 0.3.14 0.3.11 > Not using, but it is in contrib also. > > > -> NFS not installed 0.4.21 > Not using, don't know. > > > Bash bash-1.14.7-6 1.14.7 > Good to go. > > > -> Ncpfs ncpfs-2.0.11-3 2.2.0 > Don't know about that one. ;( (there is one in contrib) > > > -> Pcmcia-cs pcmcia-cs-2.9.12-4 3.0.1 > Not using, don't know. (contrib has it) > > > -> PPP ppp-2.3.3-2 2.3.5 > Not using, (as usual contrib has it) > > > > > All of the packages with arrows next to them look like they need to have > > newer versions installed. If I install the newer version, will it not > > allow my existing 2.0.34 kernel to work properly? Is there a way to have > > both kernels working on the system, without having to repartition the > > drive? > > Both should work just fine, they did for me, (I've haven't used the 2.0.x > series for a while, but I did and had no problems. > > > Also, I've heard folks talking about gcc, pgcc and egcs. I'm > > assuming that these are all C compilers, but what's up with them? I > > thought gcc was the compiler that we currently use. Is there a movement > > underway to switch to a new standard C compiler for Linux? > > > > I'll pass on that one, I stay confused on a lot of those conversations > myself. > > > > Any help would really be appreciated. > > > > - Mike > > I would just try upgrading all the packages(one at a time, or just go > for the whole ball of wax), and see if anything breaks, > I don't believe it will. > > > I think you should be able to join the fray, quite easily with > RedHat 5.0, without a lot of problems, and stay totally with RPMs. > > Good luck. > > later > Kelley > > >
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