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How do I install or upgrade an Linux RPM package?
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06-15-2007, 08:50 PM
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How do I install or upgrade an Linux RPM package?
RPM Package Manager (originally Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a package management system. The name RPM refers to two things: a software package file format, and a free software tool which installs, updates, uninstalls, verifies and queries software packaged in this format. RPM was intended primarily for Linux distributions; the file format RPM is the baseline package format of the Linux Standard Base.
RPM is Package Manager for
From the man page: Quote:
To install a new package use command Code:
rpm -ivh package.rpm To install a new package from internet or over network use yum command: Code:
yum install package-name To upgrade an RPM package use command: Code:
rpm -Uvh package.rpm
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11-05-2008, 01:10 PM
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help for upgrading rpm
hi,
I am also looking for upgrading rpm. I ve created my custom .spec file ,form which i am able to create rpm & instal it. now i want to do for upgrade currentally my .spec file has version 1 so for upgrade should ve create another spec file which mention verion 2 in that i am biulding rpm using ant script. also if i create another .spec so my rpm name will change. please let me know what changes should ve do in .spec file to upgrade rpm
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