ah, thanks everybody. Yang On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:23:16 -0700, Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yang Xiao wrote: > > > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:13:43 -0400, Yang Xiao <yxiao2004@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> > >>On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:09:02 -0500 (CDT), Satish Balay > >><balay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Yang Xiao wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hi all, > >>>>I haven't tried this, can I force install an older version kernel rpm? > >>>>I tried to install using rpm -ivh and it wouldn't let me saying a > >>>>newer version is installed already. I need to install the 2.6.7 kernel > >>>>so in case the 2.6.8 craps out, I can fall back to it. I know I can do > >>>>this if I uninstall 2.6.8, but it's a pain. > >>>>Many thanks, > >>> > >>>use: > >>> > >>>rpm -ivh --oldpackage kernel-XX.rpm > >>> > >>>Satish > >>> > >>>-- > >>>fedora-list mailing list > >>>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >>> > >> > >>great, many thanks for the fast reply. > >> > >>Yang > >> > > > > > > Is it possible to do this directly using YUM ? > > Uh, nope. YUM = "yellowdog updater modified", not "yellowdog unupdater" > ;-) > > You'll need to download the RPM and "rpm -ivh --oldpackage" it manually. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward getting - > - medicated for it. -- Jim Evarts (http://www.TopFive.com) - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >
