Re: Upgrading an RPM with a different name

[Bryan Stillwell <bryans aspsys com>]

I believe the option you're looking for is 'Obsoletes: oldname'

Bryan

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On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 03:48:52PM -0400, Yochai Shefi-Simchon wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'd like to create an RPM called newname. When installed on a computer
>which has the RPM called oldname already installed, I'd like the
>newname RPM to completely replace the oldname RPM. That is, newname is
>actually an upgrade to oldname.
>
>Is there a way to do that? Or is the only way to put a "Conflicts:
>oldname" tag in the newname RPM and expect the user to manually remove
>oldname before installing newname?
>
>Thanks
>
>	joch