Package Management

[Patrick Boutilier]

John Dangler wrote:
> In reading the man pages for rpm, I didn't see a way to take a package
> currently in the rpm database and sync it with one that I've downloaded and
> installed from source.  I'm reading the man pages on yum to see if this is
> possible, but haven't noticed it yet (although yum provides <name> is a
> great resource!). I've read some articles attempting to explain this but for
> some reason I'm not getting it.  Can anyone here shed a little light on the
> subject for me please?
> 
> e.g. - I have httpd and php installed as part of the original FC2 distro,
> but needed to add xml/xslt support for some architecture development.  I
> downloaded the latest sources for Apache,Sablot,and PHP.  I'd like to now
> tell rpm/yum that I have an updated version so that they know.

Remove the httpd and php packages before you install your compiled ones.




   As an aside,
> I'd like to expand the repositories that yum looks to for installs/updates.
> I'm searching for a list, but haven't found one.  Is there a 'collective'
> repository site somewhere on the web that has a list like this?  (I
> currently have ATrpms, FC2-base, FC2-released upates).
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> John Dangler
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