On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 04:08:55PM -0300, Richard Spencer wrote:
> I wasn't able to install latest mutt rpm. According to the
> error message, I _already_have_ the newest package :-(
>
> # rpm -U /home/rks/ftp/mutt-1.2i-1.cfp.rhl6.i386.rpm
> error: package mutt-1.0.1i-8 (which is newer then
> mutt-1.2i-1.cfp.rhl6) is already installed
Judging by the "cfp.rhl6" it's one of "our" RPMs. I can think of two
possible explanations:
1) rpm gets confused with the version scheme (x.y.z vs. x.y)
2) rpm gets confused because our release "number" is a bit more elaborate
("1.cfp.rhl6" vs. "8" in this case)
To work around this problem, you can either uninstall the old mutt package
or use the "--oldpackage" option. Maybe I should add a note to the web
pages, just in case (this is the first time I hear of this problem).
> btw...I tried rpm -U does anyone use rpm -F?
That shouldn't come into it. However, I always use -F instead of -U, as -F
will only upgrade packages I already have (whereas -U will install the ones
I don't have, too).
HTH,
Thomas
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