Re: Upgrading RPM

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From: Geoffrey D. Bennett
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 00:00

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John  Summerfield (summer@iinet.net.au) wrote:
: I thought to upgrade my RH 3 system with selected parts of RH4, Apache 
:     being a prime candidate. When I tried, my RPM couldn't read the new 
:     RPM format. 
:     
: No problem, I thought. Just get the new RPM. No go: that doesn't install 
:     either. Any ideas? Or do I have to go through the whole 
:     get-the-new-version-and-update routine?

Hi John,

you need to first upgrade to rpm-2.1 and then to 2.2.  The stuff you
want should be in: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/code/rpm/
Read the README in there too.

Regards,
-- 
Geoffrey D. Bennett (geoffrey@netcraft.com.au)
Computer Systems Manager, NetCraft Australia
http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/
Red Hat Linux Resellers: http://www.netcraft.com.au/redhat/

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Date: 1996/11/25
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