Terry Eck wrote:
>
> I'm currently installing RedHat 4.2 (I've installed v5.0 and have had
> problems which this list could not answer: RE klogd running wild).
>
> I've installed the stock CDROM and now want to update. There are files
> in the redhat/update/4.2 for programs I have not installed. If I download
> all the rpms and then run "rpm -Uvp *.rpm" in a directory containing
> all the update files (except for kernel*.rpm) will rpm be smart enough
> to update everything I have installed?
>
> Regards,
> Terry Eck
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No, rpm -Uhv updates rpms that are already installed, and installs those
that are not. I know because all I use is rpm -Uhv to install or update
files. my suggestion would be to write a quick script that does a rpm
-q <rpm name> and if it returns anything then run rpm -Uhv
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