kevin at kevinkempterllc.com wrote: > Hi List; > > Sorry for the OT post. However I suspect if anyone outside of RH can help with > this question it would be this list. > > I'm starting a new contract with a shop that knows little about Linux and I'm > helping pave the way. I've "inherited" an existing Linux install (RHEL4). I > want to setup some tools but I find that yum is not installed. Is this normal > for a RH box ? I thought that the RH up2date tool used yum under the covers. > > Anyhow, is there an easy way to get yum installed on this box ? > I do have VNC access - and I can run KDE in the VNC connection even though > according to the add/remove software tool KDE is not installed by changing the > xstartup file forthat user under ~/.vnc (wierd!!) > > I suspect the answer is to find & download a yum rpm for redhat and install it > via rpm but I want to be sure I dont do something stupid on a client system. > > Thanks in advance... > HI - This one freaked me out a few weeks ago, too. http://www.eth0.us/yum-rhel Try that. Thanks -dant