John wrote:

> Under windows the recommendation is to uninstall mozilla before 
> installing a new version (e.g. 0.9.6 to 0.9.7). Under Linux using RPMs 
> what is the procedure? Do you rpm -e current_mozilla first and then 
> rpm -ivh new_mozilla or is it ok to simply upgrade using rpm -U?
>
rpm -U is fine. This stuff is handled properly under Linux and the old 
version really is replaced with the new (not just overwritten). If 
you've got multiple RPM's installed (i.e. mail, etc.) you'll need to do:

rpm -Uvh mozilla*rpm

ian.


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