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Message-ID: <20100916022128.GB17810@gremlin.ru>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:21:28 +0400
From: gremlin@...mlin.ru
To: owl-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Upgrading an existing install
On 15-Sep-2010 15:35:25 -0400, Robert Harris wrote:
> So, I've already downloaded the ISO image, how does one upgrade
> with the CD, instead of the site?
Mount it somewhere (say, at /mnt/cdrom) and simply copy all necessary
files:
cp -a /mnt/cdrom/usr/src/world/* ~build/
> I also get the following error when following your instructions.
> Any idea on the solution:
> owl2!build:~$ rpm -ivh ~build/RPMS/kernel-2*
> error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)
> error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
Package installation should be performed as root.
> -----Original Message-----
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why top-posting is considered the most annoying thing in messages?
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Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin
<gremlin ПРИ gremlin ТЧК ru>
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