[Yum] RPMs introduced in newer version of os (update vs upgrade)

seth vidal skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Thu Aug 12 15:25:25 UTC 2004


> Should I expect a 'yum upgrade' to install new packages if the
> upgrade repository contains new packages, and I've configured
> yum.conf properly?  If not, how do I introduce new packages to a yum
> client?

new packages that aren't obsoleting or updating some other package will
never be installed by a yum upgrade.

yum install is how you introduce new packages.

-sv





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