On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Thomas Dodd wrote: > > > Charles wrote: > > James Jones wrote: > >> package mozilla-nspr-1.3b-0_xft (which is newer than > >> mozilla-nspr-1.3-0_rh8_xft) is already installed > > >> I expect I'll just rpm -e the 1.3b versions and then just rpm -i the > >> new stuff, but I'm curious. Has anyone else run into this? > > > > > rpm -Uvh --force mozilla-*.rpm > > rpm -e anf rpm -i is one solution, but you will still have dependency > issues. the --force option is a poor choice. Ckwech the rpm manpage and > you'll see there is an option designed for this case, --oldpackage. --force has nothing to do with dependencies. "--force" is shorthand for "--replacepkgs --replacefiles --oldpackage". It would be an OK way to go in this situation, although only --oldpackage should be needed. To escape dependencies, use --nodeps, but be sure you know what you are doing. Both of these options can break things royally. > > Worked fine form me "rpm -Uvh --oldpackage mozilla-*" > > Anothe helpfull option is --replacepkgs, great for reinstalling a > corrupted package, like whern you accidentally delete a *.py instead of > *.pyc :) > > -Thomas > > > > -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences mjs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
