[lug] what would break if...

[Michael D. Hirsch]

D. Stimits writes:
 > I need to update my RH 7.1 box to have db3 version 3.3, currently it has
 > only 3.1. Only problem is that the RH rpm's at that version are provided
 > ONLY for RH 7.3, not 7.1. If I download the source rpm and rebuild then
 > install, can anyone give me an idea if there is a possibility I will
 > break something important?

Another option might be to install them both by using the -i flag to
rpm instead of the -U flag.

--Michael