Hi Daniel, AFAIK, rpm complains if you want to install a newer package version over an older one. In the case of an update, just issue the command "rpm -Uhv pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152.i386.rpm".
Best regards, Dirk. -- *************************************************************** Dirk Kostrewa Paul Scherrer Institut E-mail: dirk.kostr...@psi.ch Life Sciences, OSRA/007 Phone: +41-56-310-4722 CH-5232 Villigen PSI Fax: +41-56-310-4556 Switzerland Internet: http://www.sb.psi.ch *************************************************************** On Wednesday 02 October 2002 14:31, Daniel John Rigden wrote: > Hi everyone > > I'm trying to install version 0.82 to replace 0.78. The relevant rpms are > pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152.i386.rpm and pymol-0.78-3.rh70.py152.i386.rpm. > > However, I get a load of messages of the following type > > [r...@dodo progs]# rpm -ivh pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152.i386.rpm > Preparing... ########################################### > [100%] > file > /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/pymol/examples/package/redhat/pymol-0.78-2 >.rh72.py21n.spec from install of pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152 conflicts with file > from package pymol-0.78-3.rh70.py152 file > /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/pymol/modules/ExtensionClass.so from > install of pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152 conflicts with file from package > pymol-0.78-3.rh70.py152 > file /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/pymol/modules/_cmd.so from install > of pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152 conflicts with file from package > pymol-0.78-3.rh70.py152 > file /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/pymol/modules/_glu_nummodule.so from > install of pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152 conflicts with file from package > pymol-0.78-3.rh70.py152 > file /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/pymol/modules/_glumodule.so from > install of pymol-0.82-1.rh70.py152 conflicts with file from package > pymol-0.78-3.rh70.py152 > etc etc > > I tried renaming the /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/pymol/ directory, > but that didn't help. > > I believe I can force rpm to install the new stuff anyway, but is it safe > to do so in this case? > > Thanks for your help > > Daniel > > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > | Dr Daniel John Rigden | > | CENARGEN/EMBRAPA | e-mail: dan...@cenargen.embrapa.br | > | Parque Estacao Biologica | http://www.cenargen.embrapa.br | > | PqEB - Final - Av. W3 Norte | Phone: +55 (61)448-4741 | > | 70770-900, Brasilia-D.F.-BRAZIL | Fax: +55 (61)340-3658 | > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users