> I have RH6.1 installed on a production server running Kernel 2.2.12-20.
>
> I have RPM version 3.0.3-2 installed and wish to upgrade. I downloaded
rpm-4.0.3-7x.i386.rpm from the archives of RH6.2 updates from the Redhat
site.
>
> I did a "rpm -UvhF rpm-4.0.3-7x.i386.rpm" and it says "query of
rpm-4.0.3-7x.i386.rpm failed". I tried a "rpm -ivh rpm-4.0.3-7x.i386.rpm"
and it says "rpm-4.0.3-7x.i386.rpm cannot be installed".
>
> I remember Raj Mathur having a bad experience on the upgradation.
Subsequently some body had said RedHat's RPM binary does the necessary
upgrade.
>
> Whats wrong? Any hints.
One very big hint. Have a backup of your production server running with
a similar sofware and hw config as your production server. Be very
particullar about the software config. Then before you do anything, do a
thorough test on your backup server and only when you are satisfied do an
upgrade for the production server! I don't know about your case, but
typically a production server shud not be touched unless you are sure of
what you are doing.
Also why do you wan't to upgrade to rpm 4 on your rh 6.1 machine? My
experience with servers tells me that as long as things are not broken,
don't fix them. And if you are thinking about a major upgrade for a server
(like rpm) then do consider a full reinstall. Typically that does have long
term benefits.
Bye,
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