Have you tried: rpm -ivh perl_rpm_name?
This should allow you to do an upgrade rather then remove and upgrade. HTH.. Denis On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Paul Kraus wrote: > On a Linux system how can I remove the 5.6 rpm and then install the 5.8.2 > from source and still maintain dependencies? If something is looking for > perl how do I make sure that it upgrades correctly? > > Paul Kraus > ----------------------- > PEL Supply Company > Network Administrator > ----------------------- > 800 321-1264 Toll Free > 216 267-5775 Voice > 216 267-6176 Fax > www.pelsupply.com > ----------------------- > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
