> I would say you'd be much better off if you found the 2.1 SRPMS and did a
> rpm --rebuild, then installed the resulting rpms.
True, but what if only had the pure .tar.gz source code?
> I would not suggest
> compiling from source unless there is a way to point it to /usr/local
(such
> that it wouldn't overwrite any existing information you have).
>
But isn't the whole purpose of upgrading to overwrite the current
installation?
I always point my upgrades to /usr in a deliberate attempt to
overwrite/ugprade (i.e. ./configure --prefix=/usr).
Thanks,
George
