yum update installed apache?

[Phil]

I did not install apache, then I ran "yum update" as root.

Now Apache is istalled....

What syntax do I use to only "update" the packages I have currently
installed?

Now I have to reinstall since I am not 100% sure of what else was
installed...

Phil

Thanks.

[Paul Howarth]

Phil wrote:
> I did not install apache, then I ran "yum update" as root.
>
> Now Apache is istalled....

It may have been a new dependency of an already-installed package.
> What syntax do I use to only "update" the packages I have currently
> installed?

"yum update" is correct.
> Now I have to reinstall since I am not 100% sure of what else was
> installed...

Look in /var/log/yum.log to see what got installed.

You could also do:

# yum remove httpd

to find out what package(s) has/have dependencies on httpd. Yum will 
propose to remove them along with httpd. You may find that the list 
includes packages you actually want, so be prepared to reply "n" when 
yum asks for confirmation of the deletion.

Paul.

[Nigel Henry]

On Tuesday 01 August 2006 17:24, Phil wrote:
> I did not install apache, then I ran "yum update" as root.
>
> Now Apache is istalled....
>
> What syntax do I use to only "update" the packages I have currently
> installed?
>
> Now I have to reinstall since I am not 100% sure of what else was
> installed...
>
> Phil
>
> Thanks.

Yum update will only update the packages that are installed already. I don't 
know which FC version you are using, but on installing the OS you normally 
have to specifically select httpd (Apache) for it to be installed. You can 
install Yumex. "yum install yumex", which is a GUI for Yum, and look for 
httpd, under "remove packages" to see if httpd is installed, then just remove 
it, if you don't want it.

Nigel.