At 01:38 PM 12/3/01 -0600, you wrote: >On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 09:27:51AM -0800, Ben Ocean wrote: > > At 11:09 AM 12/3/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 07:20:39AM -0800, Ben Ocean wrote: > > > > I have an older version of python being called from /usr/bin/python > that I > > > > want to update to the newer version. Both are installed and > operational. > > > > How do I proceed? > > > > > >rpm -qf /usr/bin/python. > > > > Yep. Python-1.5.2 > > > > But I've already *installed* the new package (Python 2.1). I did it from > > source. Should I rebuild it? Or is there some easier way to simply edit > the > > path? > >For starters, don't lie to rpm. If you don't want python-1.5.2, do an rpm -e >on the package. Then, I would probably do a soft link from wherever you >installed your new version of python to /usr/bin, or else you'll have to >change all your shell scripts.
[root@hermes /root]# find /usr -name "python" /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/python [root@hermes /root]# type python2.1 python2.1 is /usr/bin/python2.1 [root@hermes /root]# rpm -qa|grep python python-xmlrpc-1.4-0.6.x rpm-python-4.0.2-6x python-1.5.2-27.6.x python2-tkinter-2.1.1-1 [root@hermes /root]# rpm -e python-1.5.2-27.6.x error: package python-1.5.2-27.6.x is not installed >Alternatively, if you're running a recent Red Hat release, grab the rawhide >rpm package from Red Hat and update from it using rpm -Fvh. That way every- >body should be happy... Doesn't this assume that I install python2.1 from the rpm? As I recall, there was some sort of problem with python1.5's installation, or something I did subsequently, and I know there's a problem with rpm on my box. I just got brave and daring and moved /usr/bin/python to /usr/bin/python~ then did a symlink from /usr/local/bin/python2.1 to /usr/bin/python summoned python and all seems to be well. I just restarted my Zope app (which runs on python2.1) and all is well, so I guess I lucked out. Comments if I did something I will later regret, otherwise thanks! BenO > .../Ed > >-- >Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
