RE: Updates

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Krikket <krikket@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I've a new install of Fedora on the laptop, and ran the up2date, and have
>run across some questions I'm hoping folks can answer...
>
>1>  I updated the kernal.  Assuming that everything is working fine (I
>haven't confirmed this, and suspect some problems) how do I remove the old
>kernam, from the harddrive?  I only have a 4 GB on my harddrive, so the
>extra space would be handy...
>
Hi Krikket,
I think I can answer question 1>.  I'll let others answer the other 2.  
You issue the following command.
rpm -e kernel********.rpm 
With * are the version of the kernel you want to remove.

Cheers,
J.T.
>2>  Before I upgraded the kernal, I was able to SSH in to the laptop from
>the outside world.  (For the moment, I have it set up as a server, to help
>test other things.  This is only temporary.)  Now when I attempt to "ssh
>foobaz.net", I'm getting a connection refused.
>
>3> I've noticed that the download speed and accuract from the redhat site
>for updates is, well, horrible.  I made 7 attempts to download/install
>packages before giving up on the bulk of them.  Are there mirror sites
>that I can use?  And if so, how do I tell up2date to use those servers
>instead of the default redhat servers?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Krikket
>
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