Kenneth Jacker wrote:
How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package
is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option
("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with 'dpkg'?
In other words:
o If the package is already installed, then update it
o If the package is not installed, do nothing (do *not* install it)
Sorry if this is obvious, but I can't seem to find out how to do it!
Thanks,
apt-get upgrade/apt-get dist-upgrade (after apt-get update) will upgrade all packages; why would you just one specific package to be updated?
HTH, Joris