On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 20:01 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Øyvind Stegard wrote: > > Erik P. Olsen wrote: > > > >> In order to solve a nasty problem with xorg-x11 I installed xorg- > >> x11-6.8.2-45 from rawhide. Now it has been released under the name of: > >> xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC4.45 and when trying to install this package using > >> "yum update" I get: > >> > >> Transaction Check Error: package xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-45 (which is > >> newer than xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC4.45) is already installed > >> > >> As I am quite new with yum I don't know how to overcome this. What magic > >> option will force the released version onto the system? > > > > Look at list of files yum proposes to download/install, then download > > them manually from > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/4/i386/ Easy way of doing this: # yum install yum-utils (gets yum-utils from Extras is you don't already have it) # yumdownloader $(rpm -qa --qf '%{NAME}\n' xorg-x11\* | uniq) > > Then (in the folder _only_ containing the newly downloaded xorg-rpms): > > $ rpm -Uvh --force *.rpm > > > > .. to force install/update. > > > > Øyvind > Yes my previous mail was a bit screwed but the right option wrong > programme... IMHO it is not advisable to use the '--force' option - it > breaks things, > > Your method is good but I'd suggest '--oldpackage' to replace '--force' Correct. Using --force is almost never necessary or desirable. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
