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#1 2008-04-26 03:12:35
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[SOLVED] Does pacman -U replace existing packages?
Say I install a program binary with pacman -S. But then I want to reinstall it with ABS. When I run pacman -U, would that replace the already existing binary or would I have to remove that first with pacman -R?
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#2 2008-04-26 03:15:05
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Re: [SOLVED] Does pacman -U replace existing packages?
Yes (replace).
man pacman wrote:
-U. --upgrade
Upgrade or add a package to the system. Either a URL or file path
can be specified. This is a "remove-then-add" process. See Handling
Config Files for an explanation on how pacman takes care of config
files.
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#3 2008-04-26 03:27:59
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Re: [SOLVED] Does pacman -U replace existing packages?
Great, thanks. Sorry, I had forgotten about the man page.
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