Re: [rpm] Forced Upgrade when version is the same?

[R P Herrold <herrold owlriver com>]

On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Larry Houston wrote:

> RPM List:
> 
> Looking for a way of automating Forced Upgrades where the RPM Versions
> match those already installed, like a Refresh which only applies to those
> already installed!  With VA Linux 6.2.4 now a dead-end distribution, I

How about something like:

#!/bin/sh
#	untested -- a quick hack by Russ Herrold
#
#	You are nuts to do this if you have not image 
#	back-up'ed your system
#
#	NFS mounts are fine
POINTER="/path/to/6.2/RedHat/RPM/"
for i in ` rpm -qa --qf '%{name}' `; do
	VERSIONED=` rpm -q $i '`
	ARCH=` rpm -q $i --qf '%{arch}' `
#
#	We match with this gymnastics all but the patch level
#	and VA Linux suffixing
#
	GOTIT=` ls ${POINTER}*${ARCH}.rpm | \
		grep -c  ^${VERSIONED}- `
	[ "$GITOT" =-gt "0" ] && {
##
##	WARNING - Danger Will Robinson:  --nodeps and --force
##		can fry your system: If you don't understand 
##		the import, don't do it -- All your base have 
##		been warned
##	
		rpm -Uvh --nodeps --force 	\
			${VERSIONED}*.${ARCH}.rpm
		}
done