[K12OSN] Re: updating, installing, distributing apps

[Huck]

if firefox is already installed...
don't you need to use the 'upgrade'  option?
*shrugs* kinda new to the funky auto-installer stuff in linux.
(redcarpet *drool*)

--Huck

Carl Keil wrote:

> When I run yum install firefox the following happens:
>
> [root at private root]# yum install firefox
> Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base
> Server: K12LTSP
> Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates
> Finding updated packages
> Downloading needed headers
> httpd-devel-0-2.0.51-2.9. 100% |=========================| 8.8 kB    
> 00:00
> subversion-devel-0-1.0.9- 100% |=========================| 5.2 kB    
> 00:00
> mod_ssl-1-2.0.51-2.9.i386 100% |=========================| 7.5 kB    
> 00:00
> httpd-manual-0-2.0.51-2.9 100% |=========================|  24 kB    
> 00:00
> subversion-perl-0-1.0.9-1 100% |=========================| 5.0 kB    
> 00:00
> subversion-0-1.0.9-1.i386 100% |=========================| 9.8 kB    
> 00:00
> mod_dav_svn-0-1.0.9-1.i38 100% |=========================| 3.4 kB    
> 00:00
> httpd-0-2.0.51-2.9.i386.h 100% |=========================|  19 kB    
> 00:00
> firefox is installed and is the latest version.
> No actions to take
> [root at private root]#
>
> 0.9.3 still runs when I click the little world icon in my task bar.  I 
> changed it that icon from mozilla, by typing "firefox" where it said 
> mozilla %s in the properties window for that taskbar icon.  How would 
> I get firefox to show up in people's taskbars/menus.
>
>
>
> ck
>
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