From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 31 02:39:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA28402 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 31 May 1998 02:39:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp1.xs4all.nl (smtp1.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA28318 for ; Sun, 31 May 1998 02:39:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from plm@smtp1.xs4all.nl) Received: from localhost. (asd-p433.dial.xs4all.nl [194.109.45.177]) by smtp1.xs4all.nl (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA12293 for ; Sun, 31 May 1998 11:39:06 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from plm@localhost) by localhost. (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA02315; Sun, 31 May 1998 09:53:58 +0200 (MET DST) (envelope-from plm) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: what is a normal way to upgrade a package? From: Peter Mutsaers Date: 31 May 1998 09:52:37 +0200 Message-ID: <87pvguubay.fsf@muon.xs4all.nl> Lines: 19 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.5/Emacs 20.2 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, I was wondering how I should upgrade a package. Example: when I want to upgrade xpm-3.4j to xpm-3.4k, I first have to remove 3.4j, because installing 3.4k will overwrite files from 3.4j (pity it doesn't automatically deinstall the old version and then install 3.4k, like Redhat's rpm's of debian's .deb packages do). But I cannot officially deinstall 3.4j because other packages depend on it. I can force it of course (-f) but all this looks quite primitive. Is it really so, or am I missing some features/options? -- /\_/\ ( o.o ) Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | Trust me, I know ) ^ ( plm@xs4all.nl | the Netherlands | what I'm doing. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message