Re: Re: installing mysql 3.23.33 rpm on RH7

[jb1]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Leonard den Ottolander wrote:

>               Hi Jack and Corisen,
> 
> > rpm -e mysql-devel
> etc.
> > 
> > then use rpm -Uvh to install the new rpms.
> 
>  How would the upgrade succeed if all the rpm's have been removed? You'ld need 
> -i instead of -U in this case.
> 
> > rpm -Uvh MySQL*rpm 
> 
>  I think this first * would include all needed packages, so you either have to 
> be (one letter) more specific to get the rpm's installed in the correct order, 
> or if the order doesn't matter - I think it does - this snipped line should 
> suffice.

Hi, Leonard. rpm -U reverts to -i action if it sees no prior version installed. Try 
it. And yes, your MySQL*rpm should suffice if all needed rpms are available. I only 
wanted to demonstrate that you can overcome dependency problems if you supply all 
needed rpms as arguments to rpm.

jack



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