[expert] upgrade RPM 3 to 4 -- Where?
Dear friends: I recently heard that Red Hat has produced a special RPM package that will allow Red Hat 6 users (who use rpm version 3 to upgrade packages that are built with rpm version 4). If so, does anyone know where I can find this information, and, more importantly, what is the opinion of Mandrake experts on whether such an rpm "upgrade" would work in Mandrake 7.2? Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] upgrade RPM 3 to 4 -- Where?
Ben, If you're running a 7.2 system I would really "strongly" advise against using any other version of RPM other then version 3. the one that you have on there already. you REALLY don't want the headaches of trying to convert from RPM version 3.x.x to version 4. There's an old saying my grandfather used to say to me when I was very small. "If it ain't broke boy...don't fix it!" Mandrake 8.0 uses version 4 of RPM if I've read the postings on the list here, but 7.2 does not and doesn't want anything to do with it. Mark On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: I recently heard that Red Hat has produced a special RPM package that will allow Red Hat 6 users (who use rpm version 3 to upgrade packages that are built with rpm version 4). If so, does anyone know where I can find this information, and, more importantly, what is the opinion of Mandrake experts on whether such an rpm "upgrade" would work in Mandrake 7.2? Thank you so much. Benjamin
Re: [expert] upgrade RPM 3 to 4 -- Where?
Dear Mark: I tend to agree with you. I thought I would raise the question, anyway. I guess for those who stay with LM72, they can still always install RH 6.2 versions of programs that are not available in LM72 rpm form. RH6.2 is still used everywhere, and for that reason Red Hat continues to produce rpms for RH6 as well as RH7. For instance, Mozilla 0.8.1 should appear soon on the Mozilla download page in both RH6 and RH7 rpm format. Thanks so much. Benjamin If you're running a 7.2 system I would really "strongly" advise against using any other version of RPM other then version 3. the one that you have on there already. you REALLY don't want the headaches of trying to convert from RPM version 3.x.x to version 4. There's an old saying my grandfather used to say to me when I was very small. "If it ain't broke boy...don't fix it!" -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
