RE: rpm upgrading

["Matt D. Brei" <Matt acs-tech net>]

I got it to work.  I didn't use -Uhv.  And no, I wasn't using wildcards,
it was just an example (bad one at that).  I was trying to update MySQL
from 3.23 to 4.  I installed the client tools first, then the shared,
then tried the server package but got errors about perl-DBD being needed
by MySQL-3.23.  I then tried to remove MySQL-3.23 with the -ev option,
that said it was required by perl-DBD, then when I tried to remove
perl-DBD it said it was needed by MySQL-3.23.  I finally got it to work
with a --force -ihv MySQL-server.rpm.  The databases are all up and
running just fine on the new version.  For future reference though, how
does one go about updating a package?  The way up2date does it.  I don't
mind using up2date, but it always seems like its a few releases behind.

-----Original Message-----
From: psyche-list-admin redhat com [mailto:psyche-list-admin redhat com]
On Behalf Of Tom Diehl
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:14 AM
To: psyche-list redhat com
Subject: Re: rpm upgrading

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Matt D. Brei wrote:

> I must be a bit confused on the upgrading of a package using rpm.  I
use
> rpm -Uhv <package> but it still gives me package conflicts with *
> errors.  Does the --replacepkgs option have to be used for this?

Most likely no. You will have to tell us a little more about what you
are trying to do.
Are you using wildcards in your incantations?? If so don't do that until
you understand
what you are doing. Suggest cut-N-pasting EXACT command line used and
the errors.

---
..........Tom


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