Redhat releases unofficial 2.60-test kernel RPMs

[Net Llama!]

On 07/19/03 15:57, Keith Antoine wrote:

> On Saturday 19 July 2003 01:03 am, Net Llama! wrote:
> 
>>On 07/19/03 11:22, Keith Antoine wrote:
>>
>>>On Friday 18 July 2003 07:17 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
>>>
>>>>These are for RH9 & Rawhide:
>>>><http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/RPMS.kernel/>
>>>>
>>>>I've not tested them, but plan to.
>>>
>>>Wonder whether they will work on mandrakeor have they forked too much.
>>
>>They'd prolly work in so much as you can boot with them, but whether they
>>work well is another story.  You've got little to loose by trying though,
>>as long as you keep a known good kernel.  But, Keith, you alreay knew that
>>part, you taught it to me a few years ago  :)
> 
> 
> I am trying to remember with rpm and kernels whether it overwrites the old or 
> just installs the new one seperately. actually I am still tossing up about 
> doing my own compile as I still do not trust rpm's.

If you 'rpm -ivh ...' then it won't overwrite anything.  But i agree, i 
don't trust RPMs for kernels.


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