rpm --nodeps vs. yum/apt

[Leonard den Ottolander]

Hello Cliff,

> When we're ready to begin QA, I
> grab all of the latest appropriate RPMs for our environment via up2date on
> RHN and store them in a central repository.

 If all updates are available in one directory (please move the kernel rpms 
elsewhere) you do not need the --nodeps option. An "rpm -Fv *.rpm" 
suffices. Again, move out the kernel rpms if you do not want to overwrite 
your existing kernel before proceeding.

Bye,
Leonard.

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