> > Dennis Peterson wrote: > > Just be sure you've completely removed all the pieces of the previous > > ClamAV version - you cannot depend on the package installer to do any of > > this for you. > > Isn't that the whole point of a package manager?
It can be - but if the product being replaced was built from source the package manager should not be expected to deal with it sanely. If the product being replaced was installed with something other than the subject package manager then again, you takes your chances. > > > This would include the executables, libraries, man pages, > > docs, config files, header files, init startup files, etc. And shut down > > any running clam processes before you start. I'd also examine the crontabs > > to see if you have any clam processes included there. > > With the exceptions of running processes and manually-added crontab > entries, I would expect a package manager to take care of *all* of that > (and maybe even save a copy of my config files in case I wanted to > reinstall). I mean, that's what you get with RPM, and people are always > telling me that Debian has *better* package management. > In a simple world that can happen. In the real world you get to be a bit more involved. dp _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
