[oclug] openssl095a conflicts

[Ross Jordan]

> 
> Anyone try installing the openssl095a rpm and run into
> conflict problems like the following:
> 
> file /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.5a from install of
> openssl095a-0.9.5a-1
> conflicts with file from package openssl-0.9.5a-14
> file /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.5a from install of
> openssl095a-0.9.5a-1
> conflicts with file from package openssl-0.9.5a-14
> 
> 
> I am just wondering if it is safe to force the
> install.
To force an rpm install, you can do rpm -ivh -f --nodeps fn.rpm
However, this isn't necessarily the best way. Ideally, you should
be able to upgrade the rpm, but sometimes this doesn't work.

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