How to update from rpm 4.4 to rpm 5.0

[JD]

I downloaded all the rpm 5.0 packages, and I tried to use
yum update \
rpm-perl-5.0-0.2.0.fc7.rf.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-libs-5.0-0.2.0.fc7.rf.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-build-5.0-0.2.0.fc7.rf.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-5.0-0.2.0.fc7.rf.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-python-5.0-0.2.0.fc7.rf.x86_64.rpm

but yum dies with dependency issues.

I think yum is sort of like the lynchpin, updating it seems to be very 
problematic.

If you read my previous reply to Kevin Fenzi, you will see why I even tried
to go with rpm 5.0.
Aaaaaaaargh!!


Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> JD wrote:
>   
>> Dear list,
>> My current system has
>>
>> rpm-4.4.2.2-2
>> rpm-libs-4.4.2.2-2
>> rpm-python-4.4.2.2-2
>>
>> I want to update to
>>
>> rpm-perl-5.0-0.2.0
>> rpm-libs-5.0-0.2.0
>> rpm-build-5.0-0.2.0
>> rpm-5.0-0.2.0
>> rpm-python-5.0-0.2.0
>> The 5.0 builds are made for my version of fedora.
>>
>> How can I update to the new 5.0 stuff safely, so that
>> I am not left without an rpm tool.
>> The dependencies are so many, I am not sure how I can
>> update and not break the dependents.
>>
>>     
> Use yum to do the update. It will manage any dependencies. It also
> takes care of not removing the old version before the new version is
> installed. (That is why it first gets all the packages, does the
> install, and then does cleanup.)
>
> Mikkel
>   
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