[PLUG] Apt-get

[Russ Johnson]

Dirk Ouellette wrote:

> If I put <ftp://rufus.w3.org/linux/redhat/8.0/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/> 
> , or any other RedHat mirror in my  /etc/apt/sources.list , can I have 
> apt-get download all the rpms available on that page. That is, all the 
> RH 8.0 rpms, then run rpm -Uvh all of them? I'm running the updated 
> 7.3 now.

I've used autorpm for this with previous updates. However, I don't know 
if it would work with 8.0.

Make sure to have a backup of your data before trying this. You may end 
up with a non-functional system.


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