Re: rpm freshen option

[Ted Kaczmarek <tedkaz optonline net>]

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