On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 16:22 -0300, Clodoaldo Pinto wrote: > 2006/6/22, seth vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 13:09 -0300, Clodoaldo Pinto wrote: > > > In a FC3 machine I have python.i386 installed and I want to replace it > > > with python.i686. The versions are the same: > > > > ... > > > What is the best way to achieve it? > > > > > > Regards, Clodoaldo Pinto > > > > 1. upgrade to yum 2.4 > > > > or > > > > 2. disable exactarch in your yum.conf then run the update of python, > > then turn it back on. > > exactarch was already disabled. Tried to replace python.i386 by > python.i686 in a FC5 system with yum 2.6.1 and exactarch disabled wiht > the similar results: > > # yum update python* > ... > Examining python-2.4.3-4.FC5.i686.rpm: python - 2.4.3-4.FC5.i686 > Examining python-debuginfo-2.4.3-4.FC5.i686.rpm: python-debuginfo - > 2.4.3-4.FC5.i686 > Package python-debuginfo not installed, cannot update it. Run yum > install to install it instead. > Examining python-devel-2.4.3-4.FC5.i686.rpm: python-devel - 2.4.3-4.FC5.i686 > Examining python-tools-2.4.3-4.FC5.i686.rpm: python-tools - 2.4.3-4.FC5.i686 > Package python-tools not installed, cannot update it. Run yum install > to install it instead. > python-2.4.3-4.FC5.i686.rpm: does not update installed package. > python-devel-2.4.3-4.FC5.i686.rpm: does not update installed package. > No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion > > ah ha I missed the 'versions are the same' part. sorry. you can't really do that with yum. just do: rpm -Uvh --replacefiles --replacepkgs filename filename filename -sv
