-ivh and -Uvh

[Alexander Dalloz]

Gayal schrieb:

> Wuts the different between rpm -ivh and rpm -Uvh?

Can we suspect that you did read "man rpm"? If yes, what do you not 
understand from reading it? It makes clear that "-i" installs a package 
while "-U" leads to an upgrade of an already installed package, else - 
if a package by that name isn't already rpm installed - it does the same 
as "-i".
Consequence: "rpm --install" can lead to different versions being 
install in parallel, while "rpm --upgrade" removes the older version.

Alexander