Re: File conflicts Failed install



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

Attachment: pgpA1Ya7xBuQX.pgp
Description: PGP signature



[Date Prev][Date Next]   [Thread Prev][Thread Next]   [Thread Index] [Date Index] [Author Index]