Re: apt-ing to fc1 from rh9

[Laszlo Acs <laszlo@lanscape.net>]

>On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 07:06:18PM -0600, john doe wrote:
> > im trying to apt-get dist-upgrade from rh9 to fc1.
>[...]
> >        file /usr/share/man/man3/CGI.3pm.gz from install of perl-5.8.1-92
> > conflicts with file from package perl-CGI-2.81-88.3

>At 07:14 AM 1/15/2004 -0600, Steve had the notion to blurt:
>     rpm -e perl-CGI perl-CPAN perl-DB_File --nodeps
>     rpm -ivh /var/cache/apt/archives/perl_5.8.1-92_i386.rpm
>     apt-get dist-upgrade
>
>For whatever reason, those perl modules were pulled back into the main
>perl package.
>
>So far I haven't noticed any other issues with the upgrade.  (Oh,
>except *ALWAYS* upgrade rpm *BEFORE* rebooting into one of the nptl
>kernels.  Bad things happen if you don't.)
>
>Steve

Uh... OK... So, Steve, what exactly is the solution? This gives me just
enough info to hurt my brain (I'm still trying to grasp the jello, too).

Laz  



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