[Mono-dev] proper way to upgrade mono installation?

[Miguel de Icaza]

Hello,

> I've been working with Mono on Windows for a while, and now I'm
> transitioning to Linux.  I'm fairly new to Linux though.  I recently
> installed Suse 10, which seems to have Mono pre-installed by default.
> However, it is not the latest version of Mono.  What is the easiest
> way to upgrade a Mono installation?  I tried using the Linux installer
> for x86 from http://www.mono-project.com/Downloads, but it is not
> clear to me whether this is going to update my existing installation
> or create a completely new installation.  How can I make sure that it
> updates?

The installer is for people who want to try Mono quickly.

If you have SUSE, pick the RPM packages for your specific distribution
from the Downloads page, they come in a zip file with lots of rpms on
it.

Then upgrade your Mono installation like this:

	rpm -Uvh *.rpm

(In the directory where you unziped the downloaded file).