cant get linux to update

+/- details

User	cooljdav
Incident Number	2658
Date	2001/11/11 06:51
Status	Incident closed
Paid	Yes

Product	8.0
Architecture	x86_32
Scope	Installation

Products owned

Lines in bold below have not yet been seen by the customer - those in blue are from the customer

Username : Date : Action : Comments [ close all ]

cooljdav : 11/11/01 06:51 AM : Incident created

- Hi, because linux cant detect my modem which is a HCF rockwell modem i cant get any updates or security patches online, but i did download them all in windows from an ftp site. My difficulty is that ive tried to get the software manager to point to the source on "file:/mnt/windows/windows/desktop/manUpdates", but its not finding any updates at all, i downloaded at least 50 packages, can you help cos i cant update linux at all, is there a way.

	Linegod_7611 : 11/11/01 08:22 AM : Reply received
	- Use a command line to upgrade the packages. At the console: # su # cd /whereever/you/downloaded/the/rpms # rpm -Uvh *rpm This should upgrade all the RPMS that you downloaded. ----- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this question.

	yroagoex : 11/11/01 08:25 AM : Reply received
	- you can use rhe command line rpm -Fvh /mnt/windows/windows/desktop/manUpdate/*.rpm rpm -Fvh upgrade packages, but only if an earlier version currently exists. rpm -hUv install upgrade package rpm -qa list all package

	cooljdav : 12/11/01 04:34 PM : Incident closed
	-

cant get linux to update

Log in / sign up here

Language

Search Mandriva Expert

Help / FAQ