i586 to i686 upgrade

[James Wilkinson]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> You can replace the key packages (kernel, glibc, openssl) by hand.  Boot a 
> kernel that you don't want to upgrade, then "rpm -ivh --oldpackage 
> --replacepkgs kernel-XXX.i686.rpm" and "rpm -Fvh --replacepkgs 
> glibc-YYY.i686.rpm openssl-ZZZ.i686.rpm".  Then reboot to your new kernel 
> and install the i686 version of your old kernel if you want.
> 
> The --oldpackage allows installing a package older than the latest.  The 
> --replacepkgs allows replacement of a package with another of the same 
> version.  You want to -ivh the kernel so you don't wipe out the one you 
> are running.
> 
> As always, be careful, and make sure you have backups.  You might want to 
> wait a little bit and see if anyone flames me to a crisp for suggesting 
> this before you try it.

I'm not going to flame you to a crisp: I was planning on suggesting
that!  But the Original Poster might want to try without --replacepkgs
first.

James.

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