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SuSE Linux: Versions since 5.0
It is not always possible to mix precompiled packages of different
»S.u.S.E. Linux«-distributions. Updates for particular versions of
the distribution can be found on the S.u.S.E. FTP server in the corresponding
directory. E.g. updates for S.u.S.E. Linux 5.0 can be found at
ftp://ftp.suse.com/suse_update/suse50/
in the different subdirectories. The RPM packages should be updated using YaST or
directly with rpm
and the option -U
. If you have an internet connection
then you can simply say
rpm -U ftp://ftp.suse.com/suse_update/suse50/a1/gawk/gawk.rpm
You can also use an internet mirror such as ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/. See also http://www.suse.de/e/ftp.html.
In order to update e.g. version 4.4.1 to 5.0 you need the files
below ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux/5.0/
instead of .../suse_update/...
.
Since it is a large step from 4.4.1 to 5.0, you should certainly exchange the base system (series "a
"
in the directory "a1
") -- otherwise we cannot guarantee anything.
You must be in the update environment when exchanging the base system (see the handbook for the exact procedure. There are also important hints in ke_aktuell-update.html).
In order to preserve a clean »S.u.S.E. Linux« system you should always
install RPM packages of »foreign« distribution or packages that you compiled yourself
below /usr/local
or another private directory tree.
If you want to update important programs of the system by yourself then you are
the expert and don't need any hints ...
You have to decide yourself if you want to administer these things with or without
rpm
or even spec
files. If yes then please create
your own RPM database and don't enter foreign packages into the
system database -- for this purpose the RPM options --root
, --dbpath
,
--rcfile
etc. exist. Please see the RPM documentation in
/usr/doc/packages/rpm-<VERSION>
and the output of the command
rpm --help
Since version 5.1 »real« spec
files are provided; these files can facilitate
the independent compilation of programs. For versions up to »S.u.S.E. Linux« 5.0 please see the
dif
-files mentioned in maddin_pkgmake.html.
See also:
Keywords: RPM, SOURCE, UPDATE, DISTRIBUTION
Feedback welcome: Send Mail to feedback@suse.de (Please give the following subject: SDB-ke_update
)
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