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Subject: Re: probobly a stupid question
From: Richard Bos <allabos () freeler ! nl>
Date: 2001-03-31 20:38:17
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On Saturday 31 March 2001 08:45, Chris Howells wrote:
> Gustav Östberg wrote:
> > i am downloading the binaries for SuSe 7.1 and wonder if i have to
> > deinstall the older packages before i install the packages for 2.1.1.
> > if not, can i delete the old ones after installation of the new ones(to
> > save disc space). A couple of weeks ago when i waited for 2.1.1 i saw on
> > the kde
>
> They aren't going to co-exist -- yes, you'll need to removed the old
> first. SuSE is RPM based, so it should simply be a matter of:
>
> rpm -Uvh packangename.rpm
>
> Do this for each of the packages -- kdelibs, kdesupport, kdebase, then
> the rest. This should "upgrade" the older KDE version up to 2.1.1.
>
> If required, you have the --nodeps and --force options at your disposal,
> although I only recommend this if you are experienced and can recover a
> broken box! ;)
It's better to do rpm -Uvh kdelibs kdebase ... rest of packages. This
prevents dependency problems -> and probably broken boxes :)
--
Richard Bos
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