rpm --nodeps vs. yum/apt

[William Hooper]

Leonard den Ottolander  said:
> Hello Cliff,
>
>> When we're ready to begin QA, I
>> grab all of the latest appropriate RPMs for our environment via up2date
>> on
>> RHN and store them in a central repository.
>
>  If all updates are available in one directory (please move the kernel
> rpms
> elsewhere) you do not need the --nodeps option. An "rpm -Fv *.rpm"
> suffices. Again, move out the kernel rpms if you do not want to overwrite
> your existing kernel before proceeding.

And watch for arch specific packages (glibc, openssl, etc.).

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William Hooper