Re: Yum Install

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On Thu, 2006-05-18 at 16:36, Karl Larsen wrote:
> >
> > No, you should use rpm -Uvh to install or upgrade packages. Use 
> > rpm -i only when you want to install package even if there's an 
> > older version (e.g. for kernel packages).
> >
> >   
>     Sorry, I own a copy of Maximum RPM and it goes into details for 
> every control letter. There is no old copy of Adobe Acrobat here. If 
> there was one it would error out telling me so. It didn't. It's 
> installed and working.

-U always works and saves the time of thinking about whether
it's the first install or not.  I think the kernel is the
only thing that lets you keep multiple copies anyway.

-- 
  Les Mikesell
   lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx



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