On Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:17:37 EDT, author <millward Ms UManitoba CA> said: > I'm trying to install > rpm -ivh glib2-2.0.4-1gtk.i386.rpm > in /usr/local of Red Hat 7.3 > It refuses to install and gives the > message: > file /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 from install > of glib2-2.0.4-1gtk conflicts with file > from package glib2-2.0.1-2 > > So I go into /usr/lib and zap the offending > file. But there are more such error messages, Removing the file doesn't remove the entry in the RPM database. Since the database already *has* glib2-2.0.1-2 in it, it's *reasonable* for it to complain about you trying to *install* glib2 again - it wants you to upgrade instead. rpm -Uvh glib2-2.0.4-1gtk.i386.rpm -- Valdis Kletnieks Computer Systems Senior Engineer Virginia Tech
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