On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Ray Stell wrote:

> new rh6.1 guy, (please advise on how I could have found this answer 
> without bothering the list)
> 
> Ok, so I am trying to do my first linux thingy, patch the 
> sucker:
> 
>  lpr (RHSA-2000:002-01)
>   
> per, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh61-errata-security.html
> 
> I walk into a brick wall:
> 
> [root@nsap stellr]# rpm -ivh lpr-0.48-1.i386.rpm

[SNIP]

Try the following...

        # rpm -Uvh lpr-0.48-1.i386.rpm
               ^
               ^
               ^<<< Note

You just need to Update (-U) the package not Install (-i) a new one. 

Hope that helps!

Carey

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