On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 18:26 -0500, Bryen wrote:
To get a list of configuration files associated with an installed package, run the command 'rpm -qc package_name'.
As additional aside, when you are updating a package (i.e., rpm -U package_name), modified configuration files are given the .rpmorig or .rpmsave extension. You will then need to copy any important parts of those configuration files into the newly installed configuration file.
One more thing: the -U (upgrade) and -F (freshen) are both upgrade options, except that Freshen will validate that the package does indeed exist already on the system. If the package doesn't exist, it will stop the installation process. -U will install as new if the package didn't already exist on the system.
-- ---Bryen---
Thanks! The 'rpm -qc package_name' is very handy. I notice though that I have difficulties to grasp rpm vs zypper vs yast2. openSUSE seems to offer 3 tools that mostly do the same, but not always. Sometimes you need rpm other times you need zypper. Where can I find more info to put these tools in (the openSUSE) perspective? -- Regards, Aniruddha Please adhere to the OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org