On Mon Jul 28, 2003 at 08:26:24PM -0500, Avi Schwartz wrote:

> Mandrake should change their kernel installation instructions in the 
> latest Security Advisory since they say there:
> 
> "To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  If you want to upgrade 
> manually, download the updated package(s) from one of our FTP server 
> mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm"."

It's a canned message.  If people are going to read that part of the
advisory, they should also read the part about following the instructions at
a page on MandrakeSecure:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/kernelupdate.php

I love it when people read the inconsequential part of an advisory and miss
the actual advisory text.

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