[ILUG] How to fix "Package already installed"

[Frank Murphy]

At 10:04 23/04/2004, P at draigBrady.com wrote:
>Frank Murphy wrote:
>>Tried to install
>>wxBase-2.3.3-1.i386.rpm
>>If gave an error & failed by the time I searched for FC1 Disc3
>>(which it asked for)
>>Now if I try to install I get
>>"Package already installed"
>>How do I overcome this.
>
>There's an RPM cheat sheet here:
>http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html
>But in summary you probably want to upgrade
>rather than install? I.E. rpm -Uvh rather than -ivh
>
>--
Does  it make a difference wher downloaded rpm is ie: /storerpm

would it be

#rpm -Uvh wxbase-2.3.3-1.i386.rpm

or
#rpm -Uvh /storerpm/wxbase-2.3.3-1.i386.rpm

Frank