Which folders to put all update RPMs?

harzfled · 03-28-2005, 06:55 AM

Im using fedora core 3, I download all updated RPMs from fedora/redhat website and burnt to dvd disc since they total over 1 gb in size. I dont want to download thru network alert update online because its too slow. So where excatly do I move all RPMs to which folder from my disc so network alert update can pick them up instead of downloading online. Other question, I dont want to open or do each rpm to install, how about do all rpm in a folder at once? Like I am installing KDE 3.4, I want to install all KDE 3.4 RPMs I downloaded at once, is it possible?

Jamo · 03-28-2005, 08:03 AM

Just use RPM from shell as root:

Code:

cd /place/where/you/store/your/updates/
su
(enter password)
rpm -Fvh *

This will freshen (update all your installed programs) with RPM. It won't install additional programs, for that you have to use switch -U instead switch -F. Switches v and h in that just displays verbose information and draws some hash marks so you can see how update progress is going.

Note that if you miss something which depends on another package, update might fail for that program. Search forums for using 'yum' or such. I have never used network alert update, but I think it notices that RPM-packages are up-to-date and won't try to download them again.

WhatsHisName · 03-28-2005, 09:23 AM

The standard rpm/header location used by up2date in fedora is /var/spool/up2date.

harzfled · 03-28-2005, 06:44 PM

thank you both, thats helps me.