Hello, Yum has an option to install rpms, but AFAICT it operates exactly the same as update, ie it overwrites the existing rpms. I want to upgrade to FC2 test1 via yum but it chokes on all the tools that depend on python2.2 when it attempts to install python2.3. Even though the new tools will probably depend on python2.3 anyways, I think "fair enough, I could have two parallel python installs", and I type > yum install python to which it naturally complains all the same as > yum update python So next I think "ok, I trust Red Hat, so I'll just force the install through", hoping that it will update anything that depends on python2.3. Yet no luck since there is no such command. "Im not done yet!" Goes my inner monologue, and I think I will just get yum to get the python2.3 files and I will manually force them through. Again hopes are dashed as yum doesnt have such a command. Solution: Manually download python2.3 from repo and manually force it to install right beside python2.2. Im updating to FC2 test1 as we speak (wish me luck)! Question: why doesnt yum have some feature to help me do any of the above, so I dont have to revert to manual labour? If I can manually parallel install python, why cant I get yum to do the same? ps. pls cc me in reply. Cheers, Ryan
