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Re: 'rpm --freshen': dpkg Equivalent?



* Alexander Schmehl <alexander@schmehl.info> [041107 17:42]:
> * Kenneth Jacker <khj@be.cs.appstate.edu> [041107 17:05]:
> > 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'?
> apt-get -u --reinstall --fix-missing install $(dpkg -S LC_MESSAGES | cut -d: -f1 | tr ', ' '\n' | sor t -u)

Sorry, missunderstood your question.

Forget that, and read Joris Mail instead.


Yours sincerely,
  Alexander

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