[deployment-guide/comm-rel: 4/12] RPM: minor corrections to modes; fix typo

dsilas dsilas at fedoraproject.org
Mon Jun 14 08:22:59 UTC 2010


commit d9f02f9bcbe4970f10bbf971da104b9a372977ca
Author: Douglas Silas <dhensley at redhat.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 9 20:24:34 2010 +0200

    RPM: minor corrections to modes; fix typo

 en-US/RPM.xml |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/RPM.xml b/en-US/RPM.xml
index 8c9fe0b..69baad6 100644
--- a/en-US/RPM.xml
+++ b/en-US/RPM.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       <primary>RPM</primary>
       <secondary>using</secondary>
     </indexterm>
-    <para>RPM has five basic modes of operation (not counting package building): installing, uninstalling, upgrading, querying, and verifying. This section contains an overview of each mode. For complete details and options, try <command>rpm --help</command> or <command>man rpm</command>. You can also refer to <xref
+    <para>RPM is able to upgrade and install, uninstall query, and verify RPM packages, as well as preserve configuration file changes. This section provides an overview of all of these functions. For complete details and options, try <command>rpm --help</command> or <command>man rpm</command>. You can also refer to <xref
         linkend="s1-rpm-additional-resources"/> for more information on RPM.</para>
     <section
       id="s2-rpm-finding">
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         <title>Always use the -i (install) option to install new kernel packages!</title>
         <para>
           <command>rpm</command> provides two different options for installing packages: the aforementioned <option>-U</option> option (which historically stands for <emphasis>upgrade</emphasis>), and the <option>-i</option> option, historically standing for <emphasis>install</emphasis>. Because the <option>-U</option> option subsumes both install and upgrade functions, we recommend to use <command>rpm -Uvh</command> with all packages <emphasis>except <package>kernel</package> packages</emphasis>.</para>
-        <para>You should always use the <option>-i</option> option to simply <emphasis>install</emphasis> a new kernel package instead of upgrading it. This is because using the <option>-U</option> option to upgrade a kernel package removes the previous (older) kernel package, which could render the system unable to boot if there is a problem with the new kernel. Therefore, use <command>rpm -i</command> command to install a new kernel <emphasis>without replacing any older <package>kernel</package> packages</emphasis>. For more information on installing <package>kernel</package> packages, refer to <xref
+        <para>You should always use the <option>-i</option> option to simply <emphasis>install</emphasis> a new kernel package instead of upgrading it. This is because using the <option>-U</option> option to upgrade a kernel package removes the previous (older) kernel package, which could render the system unable to boot if there is a problem with the new kernel. Therefore, use the <command>rpm -i <replaceable>&lt;kernel_package&gt;</replaceable></command> command to install a new kernel <emphasis>without replacing any older <package>kernel</package> packages</emphasis>. For more information on installing <package>kernel</package> packages, refer to <xref
             linkend="ch-Manually_Upgrading_the_Kernel"/>.</para>
       </warning>
       <para>The signature of a package is checked automatically when installing or upgrading a package. The signature confirms that the package was signed by an authorized party. For example, if the verification of the signature fails, an error message such as the following is displayed:</para>


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