new to Linux

[Jason Fruge]

> Unless you know what you are doing, you should never use 'rpm -i', as you
> can accidentaly install multiple versions of the same software.  'rpm -U'
> is the proper way to install software.
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The manpage says they both work

>From the manpage rpm(8)

"INSTALL AND UPGRADE OPTIONS
The general form of an rpm install command is

rpm -i [install-options] <package_file>+

This installs a new package."

we are both right according to the manpage. =oP~

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Jason
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