Upgrade package using dpkg?
 

Hi,

I wonder if there's a way to upgrade a package using dpkg, sort of the
equivalent of 'rpm -Uvh' for Debian/Ubuntu. 'man dpkg' doesn't contain
any information about that.


Any suggestions ?

Niki Kovacs

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Upgrade package using dpkg?
 

Le 15/03/2011 10:52, Niki Kovacs a écrit :

Hi,

I wonder if there's a way to upgrade a package using dpkg, sort of the
equivalent of 'rpm -Uvh' for Debian/Ubuntu. 'man dpkg' doesn't contain
any information about that.

Any suggestions ?

Niki Kovacs



I'll answer that myself, since I fiddled around with the command, and I
found the solution. Apparently, 'dpkg --install' (or 'dpkg -i') manages
installing as well as updating a package. A bit like rpm -Uvh manages
both, except the other way around :o)


Cheers from the rainy South of France,

Niki

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Upgrade package using dpkg?
 

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:52 AM, Niki Kovacs <contact@kikinovak.net> wrote:
>
> I wonder if there's a way to upgrade a package using dpkg, sort of the
> equivalent of 'rpm -Uvh' for Debian/Ubuntu. 'man dpkg' doesn't contain any
> information about that.

Install and upgrade with dpkg are the same "dpkg -i".

You can add "--refuse-downgrade" so as not to downgrade a package by
mistake or "--force-downgrade" to force one.

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