update rpms

[Mike Vanecek]

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:02:46 +0100, Stuart Sears wrote
> Nabin Limbu wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have downloaded the latest rpms of most of the packages that have been 
installed in 
> >my server. Now how can I upgrade all the packages instead of repeatedly 
upgrading 
> >one by one and checking for dependencies for so many packages? Is there 
any way?

> you could try:
> 
> cd /dir/with/rpms
> 
> rpm -ivh kernel-2* (if you have downloaded and wish to update kernels)
> 
> rpm -Fvh *.rpm (which will only upgrade the packages you already 
> have installed).
> 
> the easiest way by far would have been (originally) to have 
> installed the new updates via RHN with up2date -uf

How would one do this with RH 9 since RHN for RH 9 is past EOL? I.e., install 
fresh RH 9 - then how to apply all the applicable updated rpms in the RH 9 
ftp updates directory?

> 
> if you are installing updated versions of pkgs with new dependencies 
> you may have to find the deps as well. I tend to keep an install 
> tree on my server under /var/ftp/pub and share it by nfs.