On Sunday 29 Aug 2004 02:08 am, John Andersen wrote:
On Saturday 28 August 2004 03:58 pm, Dylan wrote:
-U is generally more useful. Updates and Adds packages as needed.
Actually, the -U option will install ALL the packages in the directory except those which are already up to date or newer. Doing that in, for example, the kde applications directory could lead to many unwanted packages being installed.
Had you followed the thread, the suggestion was made to put all the desired rpms in a directory and run the command in that directory. In that case it will do what is required if you use -U.
From the original question it appears that the OP has d/loaded a kde upgrade/update - hence one can reasonably think he only wants to update the currently installed packages...
But if you use -F and there happens to be one package in there that is later than whats installed, it will update that package, and leave the rest of the NEW packages uninstalled, and the new user scratching his head.
If only one of them is newer than the installed packages then that is all that would need to be updated, surely. Dylan -- "I see your Schwartz is as big as mine" -Dark Helmet