Re: [TCLUG:2611] JDK-1.1.7/Motif fix--use a SledgeHammer :)

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Subject: Re: [TCLUG:2611] JDK-1.1.7/Motif fix--use a SledgeHammer :)
From: Michael Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 10:24:17 -0600
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Sender: Mike E Semmler <mike@maroon.tc.umn.edu>

> I hav found that rpm -e...rpm -ivh....rpm -e...rpm -ivh  will
> begin to anihillate my RPM database.  It tells me shit like package already
> installed when it's not and rpm not installed when it is.

I usually do rpm -Uvh, instead of erasing and re-installing the RPMs.. 
This is an especially good idea when updating libc... ;-) (ever had 'ls'
segfault on you before?)

Anyway, it also prevents RPM from thinking that something has been
installed multiple times..

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