[CentOS] yum vs rpm

[Jim Perrin]

On 12/30/05, Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey at buc.com> wrote:
> If I have a local rpm file, what is the difference between running
> "rpm -i" and "yum localinstall"?
>
> When I do "rpm -i", I can still see the info via "yum info", so is there
> a difference?
>

Doing rpm -i will not help you solve dependency issues. If the package
you're installing requires something you don't have, you'll have to go
get it manually. yum removes this headache.

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