> I've downloaded several RPM's for installation on my Mandrake 9.0 machine. > I've had various dependencies issues, which I kind of understand. > > I'm confused on the proper command line to get RPM to install a package, and > I have several questions about the install and RPM in general. I've looked > through the message archives and Google, and I'm more confused... :-( > > - RPM's are precompiled packages, correct? So once I get a package > installed, that should be it... ready to run? Right. > > - When I do "rpm -i *.rpm" assuming I have all the dependent rpm's in the > same directory, shouldn't they all install gracefully and wonderfully? I'd rather use urpmi
> > - If I have, for example, "application1.5" running on my system and I > download "application1.6.rpm" and install that package, should it install > right over the 1.5 version? Or will I wind up with two installations, 1.5 > and 1.6? "rpm -Uvh <your-RPM-file>" will do the update > > - Does rpm magically know all the correct installation paths, so will it > install over the top of a previous version of an app? i.e., how do I update > an application and is that safe to do? Or do I have to shut down and > uninstall an older app to then update it? You don't have to uninstall anything. Just go with the -Uvh options. > > Mandrake 9.0 comes with Apache 1.3.26 pre-installed. After downloading the > 1.3.27 update RPM's, what would be the best way to install the update? I > guess what I'm asking is does the following work or am I living in utopia... > > - load all the rpm's into a single directory > - type 'rpm -i *.rpm' > > which should install 1.3.27 over 1.3.26 in all the right locations... Again, use the -Uvh options. > > - reboot the box and Apache 1.3.27 will be running. > You don't have to reboot. In any case, just enter "apachectl restart" > Once I understand this, I'm sure I'll make it to the next plateau! :-) > > Oh- one last question- is there a good web page (either on my system or on > the 'net) that explains the use of RPM in general- not how to build rpm's if > you are a programmer- more how to use it if you want to install packages. > All the web How-To's that I've looked at go into detail on how to build > rpm's from scratch... I don't really care about that since I'm not a > programmer- I just want to get packages installed on my system. "man rpm" or "man urpmi" will give you detailed info. __ / \\ @ __ __ @ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A. / ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\/ // // / // cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___//// / <_/\__\\//__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com // pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213)
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