On Sat Aug 10, 2002 at 10:46:07PM -0500, J. Craig Woods wrote: > > Neither libopenssl0 package installed with the -Fvh switch but they did > > install with the -Uvh switch. The Apache server still won't start, though. > > > > Mandrake needs to provide better instructions for manually updating packages. > > I can't get the new kernel 2.4.18-8.2mdk to work either. > > > > To be honest with you, engage, I think that "F" switch (freshen) is > useless. If I am doing an *Upgrade* on a package, I use the "U" switch, > and, if I want to freshen up, I take a bath, i.e. what the hell does > "freshen" mean with regards to upgrading software? (watch, someone will > attempt to answer that question. Don't bother, it is rhetorical) There > is no *real* difference between the two except that "U" works, and, most > of the time, "F" does not. Not sure what broke your Apache.
F works fine. The difference is with F it will only upgrade what is currently installed out of what you select on the commandline. With U, it will freshen/install all files (ie. freshen what is already installed, install what isn't). -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ "lynx -source http://www.freezer-burn.org/bios/vdanen.gpg | gpg --import" {GnuPG: 1024D/FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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