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

[Tom Cross <tomc@kendeco.com>]

On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Michael Hicks wrote:

> > 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?)

My favorite was "/usr/bin/ls not found".  That was when I found out I had
written a backup to the partition holding /usr instead of the tape drive. 
Opps. 

Too bad it was our production server and I didn't have a full backup...

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