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option can be useful when two packages include files that are named the same but contain
different contents.
• Allow upgrade to old version — Like the shell prompt RPM command equivalent --
oldpackage, this option allows you to "upgrade" to an earlier package. It can be useful if
the latest version of a package does not function correctly on your system.
• Keep packages made obsolete — Prevents packages listed in an Obsoletes header from
being removed.
In Other Options, you can select:
• Do not install documentation — Like --excludedocs, this option can save on disk space
by excluding documentation such as man pages or other information related to the pack-
age.
• Install all files — Installs all files in the package.
The choices available in Database Options and Architecture Options allow you to decide,
among other things, whether you want to perform a "test" installation (which will check
for file conflicts without actually performing an install), or whether you want to exclude
packages for other operating systems or system architectures.
In the Package Listing tab, you will find a choice of displays for your packages: either View
as icons, which will be graphically-based, or View as list, which is not graphical but can
provide more information about the packages.
In Install Window,, you can specify the path where Gnome-RPM can find new RPMs on
your system. Refer to Figure 26-5 for an example of this dialog. If you are using your Red
Hat Linux CD-ROM, this path will probably be
/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
If you download new RPMs from the Internet or want to install RPMs via a NFS-mounted
CD-ROM this path will be different for you.
Figure 26-5. Install Window