Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-08-08 at 14:42 -0400, Bowie Bailey wrote:
> > Johnny Hughes wrote:
> > >
> > > Yum has no option to install an older file on top of a newer file
> > >
> > > An update probably installed the 34.0.2.EL-xxxx-devel file ... so
34.0.1
> > > will never install instead of the newer one.
> >
> > The installed package was older. I have already removed the package
> > on the system I was working with, but here is an example from another
> > one that is identical except for being x86_64 instead of i686.
> >
> > # yum info installed kernel-smp-devel
> > Installed Packages
> > Name : kernel-smp-devel
> > Arch : x86_64
> > Version: 2.6.9
> > Release: 34.EL
> > Size : 11 M
> > Repo : installed
> >
> > # yum update kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
> > Setting up Update Process
> > Setting up repositories
> > Reading repository metadata in from local files
> > Could not find update match for kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
> > No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
> >
> > I have verified that the package does exist in the repo:
> >
> > kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
> >
> > It looks like a "yum update" will only update to the newest package
> > version.
>
> yum install should install a newer ... but not necessarily the newest
> package (I think) :)
Based on the example I gave and other testing I have done, I believe
that I am correct. I was unable to find any syntax that would let me
select a newer-but-not-newest version for an update.
--
Bowie
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