Why are there different versions of the same package installed on a system?
Issue
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When listing the packages installed on a system, it appears that multiple versions of the same package are installed:
[root@system1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep PackageName- PackageName-7.0.2.0-Linux_GENERIC.noarch PackageName-7.0.7.0-Linux_GENERIC.noarch [root@system1 ~]#The package has been installed using
rpm -ivh --force PackageName-7.0.7.0-Linux_GENERIC.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6 and 7
- rpm
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