[WBEL-users] MySQL 4.0
William Hooper
whooperhsd2@earthlink.net
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 15:32:20 -0500 (EST)
Karanbir Singh said:
> You need to get rid of any previous install of MySQL or run rpm with
> the -f switch to overwrite the previously installed files.
Just for the record, rpm's install mode doesn't have a "-f" switch. I
assume you are talking about "--force", which should be avoided at all
costs. Using "--force" generally means you are trying to fight the RPM
database instead of doing it right.
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William Hooper