rpmsupd - rpms update
rpmsupd -k update_dir rpmsupd [-o] update_dir [pattern ...]
update_dir A dir containing rpms, typically a mirror dir. pattern Perl language regular expression for selecting rpms. Default is .* -k Upgrade only kernel -o Allow user to interactively chose to include rpms that look older than the currenly installed rpm. This accomodates pkgs that use alternate version naming schemes.
The first invocation updates the kernel from rpms in update_dir. It goes thru the steps for installing a new kernel rpm, stoping at each step to display the action and prompts the user for permission to proceed. Only after approval is given at each step it does it execute the actions to install the new kernel and move the old kernel to boot with LILO option *-old. Note that the update dir should contain only a single kernel set and /etc/lilo.conf should contain only a single kernel entry at the outset. Also be aware rpmsupd will attempt to update the kernel headers and utilities with the kernel proper. You can and should do this. The 2nd invocation of rpmsupd generates a status report for those installed rpms which are present in update_dir, generates and displays the rpm cmd necessary to perform the update, and prompts the user for permission to do the update. Update_dir is typically a local mirror dir.
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Copyright (c) 1998 1999 Derald Metzger This file is part of the cfm pkg (GPL).