Man rpm, and see if --replacefiles or --replacepkgs will do what you need. Ted On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 10:06, Agrawal, Monalisa wrote: > I have a set of tools for upgrading my rpms that needs to solve the > following problem > > Problem description > Currently: rpm A-1-1 is installed. > > rpm -Fvh B-1-2.rpm (rpm B's spec says Obsoletes: A) > > Desired result: B-1-2 is now installed and A-1-1 is not. > > I absolutely need to do a freshen of the rpm B. I can not do an > upgrade for certain reasons. I know that upgrade would easily solve > the above problem. > > > Is there any way I can do the above? Any help is greatly appreciated > > Thanks much > Mona _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list