I would first do a
rpm -e yum-conf-4x
and then do the long rpm command. Just to make sure.
Troy
P. Larry Nelson wrote:
> Troy Dawson wrote on 12/4/2008 4:14 PM:
>> Hi Larry,
>> Yes, there is a difference, but at the beginning they are the same.
>>
>> If you do a "yum upgrade" and it replaced yum-conf-44 with yum-conf-4x,
>> that is going to keep you at 4x. Which means that when we have our new
>> release 4.8, and we move the link of 4x to point to 48, then your system
>> is going to automatically be updated to 48. This might be what some
>> people want, which is why there is a yum-conf-4x.
>>
>> If you just use the long rpm command
>> rpm -Uvh
>> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/i386/misc/RPMS/yum-conf-latest.SL.noarch.rpm
>>
>> Then that will just get you the normal yum-conf wich is in the latest
>> release. So currently that will install yum-conf-4.7. That will then
>> update you to SL 4.7. But when we release 4.8, and the 4x link get's
>> changed, you will not be automatically updated to 4.8, but will still be
>> at 4.7. This might be what some people want, which is why yum-xonf-4x
>> isn't installed by default.
>>
>> Does that help?
>>
>> Troy
>
> Yep!
> After thinking a bit on it after my posting, I surmised that that's
> exactly what you have just described.
>
> Now, (surmising further) if I had just done a 'yum upgrade' rather
> than the long rpm command, and I'm now at SL47, and *maybe* do not
> wish to automatically go to SL48 when it's out, can I issue the
> long rpm command and thus download the yum-conf-4.7 replacing the
> yum-conf-4x and I'm done? Or do I need to do something after that
> like a 'yum clean all'? I suspect not but thought I'd ask.
>
> Thanks!
> - Larry
>
>
>> P. Larry Nelson wrote:
>>> This is most likely a Troy or Connie question but thought I'd post
>>> here in case others might have the same question burning in the
>>> back of their brains.
>>>
>>> Is there much, if any, difference between upgrading from one minor
>>> release to another (say, SL44 to SL46) using the rpm command as
>>> stated in the instructions in the HowTo here:
>>> (https://www.scientificlinux.org/documentation/howto/upgrade.4x)
>>> and just doing a 'yum upgrade; yum clean all; yum update' ?
>>>
>>> It seems that the 'yum upgrade' grabbed the yum-conf-4x.noarch 4:1-5.SL
>>> and replaced the yum-conf.noarch 4:44-1.SL, which is what I assume
>>> the lonnng rpm command would do?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> - Larry
>
>
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