RE: [cobalt-users] RaQ3... Upgrades and patches

["GPS" <gps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Hi guys,
>    I have been reading the users group posts in hopes that I could get a
>little information that would help me. Interliant, the hosting company who
>leased me the box sure as hell doesn't seem to want to cooperate and I have
>tried every online support form I can bring up, but no joy. My life has been
>reduced to listening to elevator music while on hold to technical support.
>    I lucked out and did get a response from someone at Sun Microsystems who
>informed me that I was about a year and a half behind in updates and patches
>and that I could get them from the Cobalt Support Site. I took his advice
>thinking all would be rosy ... but
>
>    Here is the deal. I have a new RaQ3 running Cobalt OS 5.0 . I was told
>that I needed to install all the updates from the support site (in order
>starting from the earliest). File in question is: RaQ3-en-OSUpdate-3.0.pkg
>I tried a remote install by pointing FTP client to ftp://ftp.cobalt.com but
>every time I try the install I get a the error message, PKG file Corrupt.
>What am I doing wrong? Who do I contact? Are there any contacts? Does Cobalt
>actually have support or are we all on our own. And feedback will be
>appreciated.
>
>Bruce Albright



Telnet/ssh in the server.
cd /home/packages
wget "ftp://ftp.cobalt.com/pub/packages/raq3/eng/RaQ3-All-Security-3.0.1-8061.pkg";

The pkg file will then be retrieved.
Logout and go back to the gui.

Check the 'loaded' radio button in the Install Software option and you'll
see all the pkg files you've downloaded to the /home/packages directory.

I do this with two windows. One window has the ssh window and the other is 
a browser window loaded with the Cobalt Download page. Right click on the pkg file link
and select "Copy shortcut" then go to the ssh window and paste it right into the command
line after you type the wget command. 

wget is a very useful utility. Type 'man wget' for more info (without the quotes)

Tony