rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 09/16/2011 11:04:03 AM: > rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 09/16/2011 10:49:27 AM: > > > We are trying to install an rpm, RDEsvt-8.0.1.3-1.noarch and we are > > recieving the following excerpt from rpm -ivv > > > > "package RDEsvt-8.1.0.0.4.0-1.noarch (which is newer than RDEsvt-8. > > 0.1.3-1.noarch) is already installed." > > > > How is rpm detecting this and why if the versions of the rpms are in > > different series does rpm think these are related. > > RPM just compares the versions-release per package name. I'd have made the > same assumption on versioning. 8.1 is newer than 8.0. Find the program > 'rpmdev-vercmp', this will let you test out versions against each other so > you can see what its expected behavior is. There isn't a lot of docs. You > can jsut run the command and it will prompt you. If you don't know what an > Epoch is you probably aren't using one and can just hit enter when prompted > for one. > > > How do we get 8.0.1.3 (previous released baseline) installed with 8. > > 1.0.0.4.0 (current test baseline) already on the system? > > rpm -ivh --oldpackage youpackage.rpm Probably better off using rpm -Uvh, sorry. > > Also please point to any documentation if available about this issue. > > `man rpm` search old _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
