Re: [TCLUG:20762] upgrade RedHat without reboot?

[<andy@theasis.com>]

> <andy@theasis.com> writes:
> 
> > You can save typing by using 
> > 	rpm -Fvh *.rpm
> > which will "freshen" your install by updating only those things that are
> > already installed. 
> 
> Can you do this off an ftp site?

Maybe with rpmfind, but I never use that, since I just periodically
download the updates to a local archive, then update all my computers
when I get around to it. 

Andy

> 
> > Of course, this will include the kernel, which means you will have to
> > reboot in order to switch to the new kernel. But it will be a shorter
> > downtime. 
> 
> That's fine, I actually just want to update the headers, not the kernel, I do
> the kernel myself.
> 
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