On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
>> While theorically it is still possible the fact is that many things in
>> modern Linux distributions are designed towards more powerful CPUs
>> than the 386.
>
>Right - but some things definitely make sense to have even on a 386.
>
>If you need some of 6.2's new features, IMO the best way to go is to
>install 6.0 (because it has a much faster installer), then get the 6.2
>RPMs and doing
>
>rpm -Fvh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/*
I agree, however I'll also add in that you should backup your
/etc/ heirarchy and possibly other important stuff first, and
then switch into single user mode.
After the rpm -Fvh finishes, make sure you check lilo.conf, and
set your kernel straight, running lilo again if necessary.
My upgrade from 6.0 to 6.1 hosed several files in etc, and RPM
did *NOT* back up my originals with .rpmsave extensions. I had
to recreate my lilo.conf and a few other files...
rpm -F is the easiest way to upgrade, then run "purp" or
something like it to scan the new goodies and pick and choose
what you want..
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