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[David Murray]

On Sat, 2006-02-04 at 21:30 +1300, Tim O'Flaherty wrote:
> Evening all...
>  
> I've recently tried to update Mandriva 2006 (free edition) and have
> found that one of the RPM signatures cannot be verified. As I
> (successfully) downloaded a whole pile of bugfixes, security updates
> etc, I was wondering if there is any way that I can clear any RPMs
> that may have been downloaded at the same time as the errant RPM file
> (machine rebooted inadvertently), so that I can update my system to
> have the latest and greatest fixes etc.
>  
> Oh, and I'm still running a dual boot, until I can wean myself off
> Windows.
>  
> Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated, as I finally got the system
> working the way I wanted it to....

Hey Tim!

Welcome to WellyLUG!

It is possible to re-download and re-install the package that was to be
updated, by using the RPM from the commandline.

Use: rpm -Uhv --replacepkgs <path/to/package.rpm> if you want to
reinstall a package that had been previously installed.

use: rpm -Uhv --oldpackage <path/to/package.rpm> if you want to replace
a package with an older version of that same package.

use: rpm -Uhv <path/to/package.rpm> if you want to do a new installation
of a package or to do an upgrade from an older version of a package to a
newer version of the same package.

typing "Man rpm" on the commandline will tell you lots of stuff about
the rpm utility. RPM is a very powerful install utility.


Now... are you wanting to get replacements for those ISO images that
were burnt funny? :o)

Generally the only time you'll need to reboot a Linux box after
installing something is when you've upgraded the kernel. With everything
else all you'll need to do is to restart the relevant process.


Warm regards,

David