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Otherwise, .rpmsave is used. In other words, .rpmorig results from updating from a

foreign format to RPM. .rpmsave results from updating from an older RPM to a newer

RPM. .rpmnew does not disclose any information as to whether the system adminis-

trator has made any changes to the conguration le. A list of these les is available

in /var/adm/rpmconfigcheck. Some conguration les (like /etc/httpd/httpd.conf)

are not overwritten to allow continued operation.

The -U switch is not just an equivalent to uninstalling with the -e option and installing

with the -i option. Use -U whenever possible.

To remove a package, enter rpm -e

package

. rpm, which only deletes the package if

there are no unresolved dependencies. It is theoretically impossible to delete Tcl/Tk,

for example, as long as another application requires it. Even in this case, RPM calls

for assistance from the database. If such a deletion is, for whatever reason, impossible

(even if no additional dependencies exist), it may be helpful to rebuild the RPM

database using the option --rebuilddb.

9.2.3 RPM and Patches

To guarantee the operational security of a system, update packages must be installed

in the system from time to time. Previously, a bug in a package could only be elimi-

nated by replacing the entire package. Large packages with bugs in small les could

easily result in this scenario. However the SUSE RPM oers a feature enabling the

installation of patches in packages.

The most important considerations are demonstrated using pine as an example:

Is the patch RPM suitable for my system?

To check this, rst query the installed version of the package. For pine, this can

be done with

rpm -q pine

pine-4.44-188

Then check if the patch RPM is suitable for this version of pine:

rpm -qp --basedon pine-4.44-224.i586.patch.rpm

pine = 4.44-188

pine = 4.44-195

pine = 4.44-207

This patch is suitable for three dierent versions of pine. The installed version in

the example is also listed, so the patch can be installed.

Which les are replaced by the patch?

The les aected by a patch can easily be seen in the patch RPM. The rpm param-

eter -P allows selection of special patch features. Display the list of les with the

following command:

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