[SLE] Candidate for Stupid Question of the Month
Hi Here is my candidate for stupid question of the month: Can I upgrade my SuSE 6.0 packages by grabbing SuSE 6.2-6.3 rpm's from the SuSE ftp site? I haven't found an explicit answer to this question, maybe there isn't one. What prompted this question? I wanted eterm. I downloaded the source but to compile it I had to download imlib. To compile imlib, I had to download libpng. To compile this, I had to get GTK. To compile GTK, ........... I think you get the picture. I'm normally patient but this is getting seriously ridiculous. Rod -- 100% MS FREE Absolutely no component of Microsoft was used in the generation or posting of this e-mail. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
"Rod C. Johnson" wrote:
Can I upgrade my SuSE 6.0 packages by grabbing SuSE 6.2-6.3 rpm's from the SuSE ftp site?
Yes, it is possible. To use 6.2/6.3 rpms, you'll have to do a full upgrade, as 6.2/6.3 uses a newer version of glibc. If you want to do it by ftp, try an ftp install in YaST. What you can't do, however, is download, say, the 6.2/6.3 version of Apache and install that. You'll get unsatisfied dependencies (glibc 2.1, for example) if you try that, and it won't work even if you force it with --nodeps. It looks like an ftp upgrade/install is in order...
I haven't found an explicit answer to this question, maybe there isn't one. What prompted this question? I wanted eterm. I downloaded the source but to compile it I had to download imlib. To compile imlib, I had to download libpng. To compile this, I had to get GTK. To compile GTK, ........... I think you get the picture.
Hope that helps, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
I tried an ftp install over a 56k dial-up connection - what a mistake. Only do it if you have uninterrupted access to a high speed internet connection, otherwise your 29.95 would be best spent on a new SuSE version (6.4 coming soon!). Stuart On Wed, 01 Mar 2000 13:56:41 +0000, you wrote:
"Rod C. Johnson" wrote:
Can I upgrade my SuSE 6.0 packages by grabbing SuSE 6.2-6.3 rpm's from the SuSE ftp site?
Yes, it is possible. To use 6.2/6.3 rpms, you'll have to do a full upgrade, as 6.2/6.3 uses a newer version of glibc. If you want to do it by ftp, try an ftp install in YaST.
What you can't do, however, is download, say, the 6.2/6.3 version of Apache and install that. You'll get unsatisfied dependencies (glibc 2.1, for example) if you try that, and it won't work even if you force it with --nodeps. It looks like an ftp upgrade/install is in order...
I haven't found an explicit answer to this question, maybe there isn't one. What prompted this question? I wanted eterm. I downloaded the source but to compile it I had to download imlib. To compile imlib, I had to download libpng. To compile this, I had to get GTK. To compile GTK, ........... I think you get the picture.
Hope that helps, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\
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On Wed, 01 Mar 2000, Rod C. Johnson wrote:
I haven't found an explicit answer to this question, maybe there isn't one.
There isn't one, really ;). If using the CD's or FTP media, it is feasable, but can cause instablility problems if it is not done perfectly. Do *not* simply get the RPMs and try to undertake it yourself. My recommendation would be to back up /home, /etc, and /usr/local before undertaking an upgrade. -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | Kansas City, MO /\\ 816-241-2641 x107 | http://www.atipa.com _\_V -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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