https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450467#M15599 Yes, it's possible in most cases by using "rpm -i" instead of "rpm -U".<BR /><BR />BTW, there is recommended mode for kernel install. Mon, 27 Dec 2004 01:38:17 GMT Vitaly Karasik_1 2004-12-27T01:38:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450466#M15598 Hi Dear Experts<BR /><BR />is it possibel to install new rpm package, but keeping old rpm package as well.<BR />i.e. i want to install abc.new.rpm, but also have to keep abc.old.rpm. how ?<BR /><BR />Plz help<BR />Thanks in advance<BR /><BR />Regards<BR />Maaz Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:09:11 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450466#M15598 Maaz 2004-12-26T14:09:11Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450467#M15599 Yes, it's possible in most cases by using "rpm -i" instead of "rpm -U".<BR /><BR />BTW, there is recommended mode for kernel install. Mon, 27 Dec 2004 01:38:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450467#M15599 Vitaly Karasik_1 2004-12-27T01:38:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450468#M15600 rpm -ivh abc.new.rpm --prefix=/yourpath --force Mon, 27 Dec 2004 02:22:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450468#M15600 NiCK_76 2004-12-27T02:22:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450469#M15601 If you build your own RPMs using rpmbuild then you can controll this from the %config section in the SPEC file.<BR /><BR />%config ==&gt; marks configuration files<BR /><BR />When a configuration file has been modified and an upgraded RPM is<BR />installed, which has a different configuration file than the original package<BR />had, the modified configuration file is copied with a filename extention of<BR />.rpmorig and the new configuration file overwrites the original. If it was<BR />marked %config(noreplace), then the modified configuration file is left alone<BR />and the new configuration file is written with a filename extention of<BR />.rmpnew. The directive %config(missingok) is used for files created in a %post<BR />section which need to get removed on uninstallation. Finally, %ghost is used<BR />to mark a virtual file which is not in the package and should not be deleted<BR />on removal of the package, but which must have certain permissions. It is<BR />commonly used for log files.<BR /><BR />HTH,<BR />Ross<BR /> Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:29:14 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/how-to-keep-old-rpm-and-install-new-rpm/m-p/3450469#M15601 Ross Minkov 2004-12-29T18:29:14Z