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in order to install KDE 3.0.3, do i have to erase 3.0.2? i downloaded a couple of the rpms, but there's dependencies because 3.0.2 is still there. 3.0.3 is suppose to use the same files and directories....
well you upgrade and not install. there are much newer rpms available for gcc than that though, why do you want to upgrade by that tiny amount? presumably when you upgrade you weill need update the gcc-c++ and glibc packaegs among others... well.. upgrade them... there's no benefit in having 3.0.2 adn 3.0.3 side by side if that's what you were thinking
i want to upgrade to 3.0.3, but it won't let me with the rpms because the 3.0.2 files are already there...and it tells me the files are needed for kde 3.0.2
so i'm wondering...is it safe to just -nodep them and install all of kde 3.0.3 or would there some benefit in compiling it from source....?
Try installing using the "upgrade" feature rather than "Install" them.
If you are at command line:
rpm -Ivh filename.rpm Is NOT what you want;
rpm -Uvh filename.rpm IS what you want.
Good luck, and I think you are really wasting your time, going from a barely released version to a barely released version, there won't be much of a difference. If I were you, I'd wait until 3.1 comes out. But this is not meant to stop you from getting it going your way, that's part of the fun right?
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