Can one force yum to install something that's already installed?

[Chris G]

Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?

Obviously I could do:-

yum remove <package>
yum install <package>

but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

[Rahul Sundaram]

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?
Obviously I could do:-
yum remove <package>
yum install <package>
but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

yum 3.2-11 (in Rawhide) has a reinstall option but the latest yum in
Fedora 8 doesn't. You could file a RFE and request an update if it is
not already done.

Rahul

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 15:21:09 +0530,

Post by Rahul Sundaram

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?
Obviously I could do:-
yum remove <package>
yum install <package>
but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

yum 3.2-11 (in Rawhide) has a reinstall option but the latest yum in
Fedora 8 doesn't. You could file a RFE and request an update if it is
not already done.

In the short term you can use the --force option on rpm to do this.

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 15:21:09 +0530,

Post by Rahul Sundaram

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?
Obviously I could do:-
yum remove <package>
yum install <package>
but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

yum 3.2-11 (in Rawhide) has a reinstall option but the latest yum in
Fedora 8 doesn't. You could file a RFE and request an update if it is
not already done.

In the short term you can use the --force option on rpm to do this.

[Gilboa Davara]

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?
Obviously I could do:-
yum remove <package>
yum install <package>
but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

In F8 you'll have to manually download the offending package and
reinstall it by hand. (rpm -Uvh --force rpm_package.rpm)

- Gilboa

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?

Others have covered how to replace the package, but if you want to
check the package to see if it is corrupted, you can run:

rpm -V <package>

or

rpm -Vv <package>

The first version will return without printing anything is
everything verifies. The second version will show each file being
checked, and will print .'s for things that check correctly.

Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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[Chris G]

Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?

Obviously I could do:-

yum remove <package>
yum install <package>

but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

[Rahul Sundaram]

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?
Obviously I could do:-
yum remove <package>
yum install <package>
but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

yum 3.2-11 (in Rawhide) has a reinstall option but the latest yum in
Fedora 8 doesn't. You could file a RFE and request an update if it is
not already done.

Rahul

[Gilboa Davara]

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?
Obviously I could do:-
yum remove <package>
yum install <package>
but it seems like there ought to be an easier way to do it.

In F8 you'll have to manually download the offending package and
reinstall it by hand. (rpm -Uvh --force rpm_package.rpm)

- Gilboa

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Post by Chris G
Is there any way to force yum to re-install a package that has got
corrupted (well, *may* have got corrupted)?

Others have covered how to replace the package, but if you want to
check the package to see if it is corrupted, you can run:

rpm -V <package>

or

rpm -Vv <package>

The first version will return without printing anything is
everything verifies. The second version will show each file being
checked, and will print .'s for things that check correctly.

Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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