[ILUG] rpm bug?

bobb bobb at redbrick.dcu.ie
Wed Sep 21 18:17:37 IST 2005


Lars Hecking hath declared on Wednesday the 21 day of September 2005  :-:
 
>  Consider a directory containing about a number of rpms. Some of them are
>  installed, some of them aren't. rpm -Uhv * in the directory tells me all
>  about the already installed rpms, but completely fails to install the others.

I've used ``rpm -Uhv --replacepkgs *.rpm'' in the past, its not the best
as it re-installs packages that are already installed, but it is, however,
"just easier (tm)".

    * mutters something about apt *

- bobb

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