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From: Stephen Kitchener (stephen_at_g6dzj.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 15:54:18 CST

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    On Wednesday 05 Feb 2003 21:46, Evan Waite wrote:
    Thanks Evan,

    Appriciate it

    > The mandrakesecure website has a good article with detailed instructions
    > for updating the kernel. Check it out here
    > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/magic.php (it's under the heading
    > Black Magic: Kernel Updates)
    >
    > Hope this helps
    >
    > -Evan
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Stephen Kitchener [mailto:stepheng6dzj.demon.co.uk]
    > Sent: February 5, 2003 3:40 PM
    > To: discuss
    > Subject: [discuss] Kernel installation
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > I have just downloaded the recent kernel updates (they were released
    > today),
    > but am at a loss as to how I should install these.
    >
    > In the past there were detailed instructions as to how the kernel should
    > be
    > installed, and it also contained a warning, that said that it was a very
    > bad
    > idea to just rpm -Fvh the whole lot, I have checked the security pages.
    >
    > Has this changed and the rpm -Fvh will work or what is the correct way
    > to
    > install these new kernels.
    >
    > The kernel version I am talking about is version 2.4.19.24 and is for
    > MDK 9.0.
    >
    > tia

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