--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Steinmaurer <ts@...> wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I know how to upgrade/reinstall Firebird on Windows, but on Linux, I'd
> better ask before screwing up the production server. ;-)
>
> I'm running Firebird 2.1.0 on Suse Linux Enterprise 10 and due to
> various patches in nbackup in the latest 2.1.2 release, I would like to
> update to 2.1.2.
>
> Is it really that easy as shown in the installation guide, with
> (installation has been done via the rpm package):
>
> $rpm -e FirebirdCS-2.1.n

the upgreade instruction for rpm is
rpm -Uvh FirebirdCS-2.1.n
so it should preserve the config files (always do in my case)
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/drafts/rpm-guide-en/ch01s02.html#id2925063

>
>
> for deinstalling the old version including old client libs, ...?
>
> Basically, the firebird.conf, aliases.conf and the security database
> shall remain from the 2.1.0 installation. Does the deinstallation
> process deletes these files? If not, does the install process overwrites
> existing files?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Thomas Steinmaurer
> LogManager Series - Logging/Auditing Suites supporting
> InterBase, Firebird, Advantage Database, MS SQL Server and
> NexusDB V2
> Upscene Productions
> http://www.upscene.com
> My blog:
> http://blog.upscene.com/thomas/
>