Lyndon Tiu writes:
On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:45:17 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Lyndon Tiu wrote:> > 2) Force install: > > rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps courier-authlib-mysql-0.58-1.x86_64.rpmDon't --force the installation of packages. If there's a dependency "issue", it needs to be resolved, or the software won't work.Unless you know what you are doing.
And those who know what they're doing almost never use the --force option, instead choosing to fix the underlying dependency conflict.
--force is to be used only as a result of a packaging error that you are aware of, and understand.
If you do not understand the actual, underlying reason behind the dependency conflict that prevents a package from installing normally, using --force has little chance of succeeding; at best you'll be fooled into thinking that everything worked, because the software superficially appears to be working. Yet, it's only a matter of time before something bites you in the ass.
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