Can't install CentOS 5.2 update?

[Scott Silva]

on 6-26-2008 6:43 AM Dave Jones spake the following:
>  >> A more simple method that I use is:
>  >>
>  >> # yum -y update (this will fail with the conflicts but download the
>  >> packages into the yum cache for the rpm --force command below)
>  >> # yum -y update --exclude=perl*
>  >> # cd /var/cache/yum/rpmforge/packages
>  >> # rpm -Uhv --force perl*
>  >This could downgrade a perl module that is needed by mailscanner. You 
> could
>  >have no problems, and you could have many.
> 
> It will not downgrade with the "-U" option.  The rpm command should only
> upgrade existing modules using the latest version in that directory if 
> you have
> multiple versions of the same rpm package.  The yum output proves this by
> skipping older versions.  This is validated by running another "yum update"
> and it shows everything is up to date.
> 
> If you think this "perl*" is not safe, then you could manually run the 
> rpm --force
> on the latest version of the perl module that is conflicting.  I used to 
> do this but
> found that rpm was smart enough, so I took the easy "perl* way.  All of this
> would still be much faster, easier, and less risky than reinstalling 
> MailScanner
> every few months.
> 
But so much changes in MailScanner every few months that it is usually worth 
it for either features or fixes. Julian can really churn out the code.

-- 
MailScanner is like deodorant...
You hope everybody uses it, and
you notice quickly if they don't!!!!

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