Supplementary installation-sources and version numbers

[Lars Neyjahr]

Hi there,

I have a few questions about different versions of RPM-packages during
auto-install. I use an additional installation-source which was added by
"installation_sources -ea ftp://..." and I'd like to install an older
(by version-number) package from this source rather than from my local
SuSE-mirror. Here is an example:

drbd-0.8.0-3 <= original SuSE-package which I don't want
drbd-0.7.13-0.ln.0 <= my own package which I want to install

How can I install a specific version - 0.7.13-0.ln.0 in this case - if
the original version number is higher and how do i prevent any following
online-update from installing the newer version?

Thanks in advance.

Bye...
...Lars

[Uwe Buckesfeld]

Lars Neyjahr <autoi...@neyjahr.de> wrote in
news:jnb_e.1503$jT....@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com:

> How can I install a specific version - 0.7.13-0.ln.0 in this case - if
> the original version number is higher and how do i prevent any
> following online-update from installing the newer version?

rpm -Uvh drbd-0.8.0-3.rpm
SuSEconfig

You'll see the package in Yast with a lock, means "Protected, do not
modify."

Uwe

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[baskitcaise]

Lars Neyjahr adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

As Uwe says, on the commandline you can use the rpm command, however if
it will not allow you to install due to the installed version being
greater use the --force switch:

rpm -Uvh <blah-blah>.rpm --force
SuSEconfig

Or if the earlier version has been installed before then highlight it in
Yast>Software>Install&Remove ( Software Management in 10 ) and in the
bottom pane select the version tab and here you can revert back to
earlier versions, this is the equivalent of the above command, much
easier and quicker from the console :)

HTH
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