Re: RPM database duplicate entries

[James Olin Oden <joden malachi lee k12 nc us>]

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Tapan Kamat wrote:

> Hello everybody
> 
> Is it possible to install 2 different versions of the
> same package on your system using rpm binaries such
> that your database keeps a record of both ? 
>
Yes.  Use -i rather than -U.  At one time you could even 
do something like:

	rpm -Uvh foo-1-2.i386.rpm foo-1-1.i386.rpm

and end up with duplicate entries (this may still be the case).
 
> eg. can I install apache-1.0 and apache-2.0 on the
> same system such that they dont overwrite each other ?
>
No, at least not without them being built as relocatable 
packages.  I don't think you can relocate a package without 
relocations (is this correct Jeff?).
 
> Also, even if they do, will the database keep a record
> of both packages being installed at the same time ?
>
If they were relocatable, and you relocated them yes.  What I don't 
know is what happens when you relocate the same rpm (i.e. same NEVR) 
twice?

Cheers...james 
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks
> Tapan Kamat
> 
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