Bug 3277

Summary: RPM upgrade and install fail due to overly aggressive errors
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Joshua Jensen <joshua>
Component: rpmAssignee: Jeff Johnson <jbj>
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Description Joshua Jensen 1999-06-05 00:04:35 UTC 
When upgrading or installing multiple packages are
attempted,  the operation will fail if one of the specified
packages is already installed.  Example:
rpm -ivh egcs* cpp* kernel-headers* bin86*
will fail simply because one of these packages was already
installed.  RPM should simply note that a package is already
installed (or is already newer), then go on with installing
or upgrading everything else specified.  Could I write a
"foreach" loop in my shell and simply go one package at a
time?  Yes, but I shouldn't have to and this wouldn't work
for dependances anyway.  FYI:  This RPM bug did not exist
before RHL 6.0
Comment 1 maavl 1999-11-25 12:07:59 UTC 
This bug is duplicated as bug 5439, which is classified as WONTFIX with the
comment "This isn't a bug, it's a feature in rpm-3.0.x.". See also bug 6182.
Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 2000-10-23 14:10:02 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 5439 ***