10:16 AM
To: Linux Mandrake Newbie
Subject: [newbie] Upgrading .tgz package
Hello my fellow Mandrake Users! =)
How will I upgrade the installed package in .tgz format? For example, I
installed a package-1.0.tgz in a certain directory and I want to upgrade
what I installed with package-1.4.
five ways:
the thoughtful packager way (such as WineX, a very good bunch ;-):
from the old source directory, do make uninstall. these should remove the old package
and then proceed with installing the new one. be wary that dependent applications on
this package may go berserk.
the patient ins