Update Question

[shrek-m at gmx.de]

Harry Putnam wrote:

>"shrek-m at gmx.de" <shrek-m at gmx.de> writes:
>
>>$ wget -cr ftp://bla.bla
>># rpm -Fvh /path/to/rpms_and_for_kernel.arch_glibc.arch
>>    
>>
>Will that catch new packages that you don't already have a version of?
>

$ man rpm
rpm {-F|--freshen} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

This will upgrade packages, but only if an earlier version currently
exists. The PACKAGE_FILE may be specified as an ftp or http URL, in
which case the package will be downloaded before being installed. See
FTP/HTTP OPTIONS for information on rpm’s internal ftp and http client
support.

--aid Add suggested packages to the transaction set when needed.



my experiences with --aid was not often good,
it works sometimes if you change directly into the directory

# rpm -Uvh --aid <package>.rpm

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shrek-m