Re: [aclug-L] rpm question

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't believe that there is such an option, but it is also possible
to downgrade a package, which should generally have the desired
effect.

-- John

Sanjay Dhar <sxdhar@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Is there any way that rpm can be used with options to preserve the older
> version of a package? That way, in case something bombs with an upgrade,
> one could revert back to the old version. I know that the -U (for upgrade)
> option in rpm actually removes the old version completely and then
> installs the new version.
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