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hi,
during that time when i launch the up2date to update my computer (almost done), my computer hangs and i rebooted the computer.
however when i rebooted the computer and run up2date again, i got the following error:
Test install failed because of package conflicts:
package XFree86-4.2.1-21 is already installed
My system could have installed the package before my computer hang, but the alert icon still show the package is not updated.
how can i make the alert icon know that the package is already installed?
i am using redhat 8.0 kernel 2.4.20-20.8
thanks.
during that time when i launch the up2date to update my computer (almost done), my computer hangs and i rebooted the computer.
however when i rebooted the computer and run up2date again, i got the following error:
Test install failed because of package conflicts:
package XFree86-4.2.1-21 is already installed
My system could have installed the package before my computer hang, but the alert icon still show the package is not updated.
how can i make the alert icon know that the package is already installed?
i am using redhat 8.0 kernel 2.4.20-20.8
thanks.
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$bash > update -u
will update whatever u have on ur pc
will update whatever u have on ur pc
To install it run the command 'rpm -Uvh package_name' as root. The -U option tells rpm to upgrade the XFree86 package to the version of the package you are trying to install, the -v option tells it to provide more information to you as it does so (verbose), and -h tells it to show has marks indicating the progress of the install.
If you are still told that the package is already installed try running 'rpm -Uvh --force package_name'. That should force the package to be installed despite errors.