[K12OSN] Using Yum - Help

[Mark Sarria]

If I just want to update one package say CUPS, can I use this syntax

# yum update cups

--mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Wildman [mailto:jim at rossberry.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:56 AM
To: mes4294 at lausd.k12.ca.us; Support list for opensource software in
schools.
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Using Yum - Help

On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Mark Sarria wrote:

> You have enabled checking  of packages via GPG keys. This is a good thing.
> However, you do not have any GPG public keys installed. You need to
download
> the keys for packages you wish to install and install them. You can do
that
> by running the command: rpm --import public.gpg.key
> For more information....
> 
> I am I missing something, or better yet ,can someone educate me on the
> proper use of yum, for updates.
> 

Your use is fine, you just need to do one thing first.  (Load the gpg
key)

It is probably in /usr/share/doc/<distroname>/RPM-GPG-KEY or somewhere
similar

locate RPM-GPG 
may find it

Once you have it 

rpm --import <key file name>

and redo your yum command.

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