overwriting with Rpms

[Blaine Gordon]

This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to 
update it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current 
version. Is there a command which overwrites the current version using 
RPM's?

[Doug Stewart]

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Blaine Gordon wrote:
| This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to
| update it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current
| version. Is there a command which overwrites the current version using
| RPM's?
|
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Have you tried upgrading (-U) instead of installing?  I'd reccommend
that instead.

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[David Dorward]

On 1 Dec 2003, at 15:27, Blaine Gordon wrote:
> This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to 
> update it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current 
> version. Is there a command which overwrites the current version using 
> RPM's?

man rpm
        rpm {-U|--upgrade} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

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[WipeOut]

Blaine Gordon wrote:
> This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to 
> update it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current 
> version. Is there a command which overwrites the current version using 
> RPM's?

rpm -ivh file.rpm   This is to install an RPM..

rpm -Uvh file.rpm    This will upgrade and RPM..

rpm -Fvh file.rpm    This will freshen the installed RPM with a newer 
one if availible..

Take note of the case of the options..

You are probably needing -Uvh.. using -Fvh is used when you have a 
directory of RPM's and only want to install the newer versions of 
already installed RPM's..

later..

[Michael Kearey]

Blaine Gordon wrote:
> This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to 
> update it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current 
> version. Is there a command which overwrites the current version using 
> RPM's?

Mozilla consists of several rpms. Attempting to install just one when 
there are several others depending on the one you are replacing is 
troublesome.

See what mozilla rpms you have installed :
rpm -qa |grep moz

My Redhat 9 box shows :
rpm -qa |grep moz
mozilla-nss-1.5-1
mozilla-chat-1.5-1
mozilla-js-debugger-1.5-1
mozilla-nspr-devel-1.5-1
mozilla-devel-1.5-1
mozilla-nspr-1.5-1
mozilla-mail-1.5-1
mozilla-nss-devel-1.5-1
mozilla-dom-inspector-1.5-1
mozilla-1.5-1
mozilla-debuginfo-1.5-1

Get all the rpm packages (Updated ones) that is listed by rpm -qa 
|grep moz .

Run 'rpm -Fvh *.rpm' in the directory you downloaded the updated rpms to.

Hopefully this will result in updated mozilla

Cheers,
Michael

[Tom Diehl]

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Michael Kearey wrote:
> Blaine Gordon wrote:
> > This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to 
> > update it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current 
> > version. Is there a command which overwrites the current version using 
> > RPM's?
>
> Mozilla consists of several rpms. Attempting to install just one when 
> there are several others depending on the one you are replacing is 
> troublesome.
>
> See what mozilla rpms you have installed :
> rpm -qa |grep moz
>
> My Redhat 9 box shows :
> rpm -qa |grep moz
> mozilla-nss-1.5-1
> mozilla-chat-1.5-1
> mozilla-js-debugger-1.5-1
> mozilla-nspr-devel-1.5-1
> mozilla-devel-1.5-1
> mozilla-nspr-1.5-1
> mozilla-mail-1.5-1
> mozilla-nss-devel-1.5-1
> mozilla-dom-inspector-1.5-1
> mozilla-1.5-1
> mozilla-debuginfo-1.5-1
>
> Get all the rpm packages (Updated ones) that is listed by rpm -qa 
> |grep moz .
>
> Run 'rpm -Fvh *.rpm' in the directory you downloaded the updated rpms to.

I would suggest you stop causing yourself so much pain and use up2date, yum,
or apt-rpm. With all of these tools out there why make use of them.

HTH,

.....Tom

[Michael Kearey]

Tom Diehl wrote:
> I would suggest you stop causing yourself so much pain and use up2date, yum,
> or apt-rpm. With all of these tools out there why make use of them.
>
> HTH,
>
> .....Tom

I already do - from my yum.conf :
[Mozilla_Yum]
name=Mozilla Yum Repo
baseurl=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/yum/SeaMonkey/releases/1.5/re...

However, I don't think there is a yum repo setup for Fedora at 
mozilla.org. If the original poster needs to install a package that is 
not available via yum, apt or up2date, the method I sugested will 
always work.
Cheers,
Michael

[Thierry Sayegh]

You need to upgrade the package
Do a man rpm to get the various switches ;)
Rpm -Uvh <package name>
Cheers

T.

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Subject: overwriting with Rpms

This should be an easy one. I want to install an RPM for Mozilla to update
it. If I try I get a message that it conflicts with the current version. Is
there a command which overwrites the current version using RPM's?

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