-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dan Thurman wrote: > What is the difference between rpm -i and rpm -U ? > > If I have a bunch of rpm files and use -i, will it remove > previous versions of packages or will it retain older packages > and install the newer package on top? It will install the package in addition to the old one. This is what's done with kernels, for example. > I assume -U looks for older packages, removes it if found, > and then installs the newer package? Correct. If there was no old package, it will just go ahead and install the new package. There's also the --freshen (-F) option. That works like --upgrade, but it will only install packages that have another version already installed. > I just want to make sure that I do no end up with filesystem > bloat choosing the wrong arguments. I've gotten to know rpm well over the years (as I am sure many here have), but with the exception of packages I've built here that I wish to test before adding them to my local yum repo, I prefer to use yum for package management. - -- Todd OpenPGP -> KeyID: 0xD654075A | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ====================================================================== If laws worked, there would be no crime. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: When crypto is outlawed bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl. iG0EARECAC0FAkQpY98mGGh0dHA6Ly93d3cucG9ib3guY29tL350bXovcGdwL3Rt ei5hc2MACgkQuv+09NZUB1oy0QCdHMlzhhLTo5uQjZDTLBRe1aKqU1IAnRYSQVE0 1PrT21kk+HBUvw3oXgRn =Y7pB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
