just run rpm -Fvh /mnt/cdrom/*.rpm assuming the cd is mounted at /mnt/cdrom. If not, change it accordingly. VJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hart" <mixstat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:37 PM Subject: OffLine Updates > A few months ago I downloaded all the updates and loaded them onto a CD. > Now a colleague want to set up a system off line (that may go online > to a bandwidth limited account later). > > What I want to do is loan him my CD and have, say, yum use the CD to > update his system? > > Alternatively is ther some sort of shell script that I can use that will > check that he has a particular package installed then upgrade it if > necessary. > > Does rpm -U -all check packages first? > > Michael > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
