yum reinstall command will reinstall exactly the same currently installed version of the package without considering the updated packages. This does not work with "installonly" packages such as the kernels. yum reinstall works on groups, files, provided files and file lists too, just like yum install command. This command is useful in cases in which the package installation has been corrupted, for example, when you have lost the manual or the binaries have been removed accidentally.
# yum check-update yum-plugin-changelog ... yum-plugin-changelog 1.1.28-1.fc13 updates # yum list installed yum-plugin-changelog ... yum-plugin-changelog.noarch 1.1.26-1.fc13 @fedora # yum reinstall yum-plugin-changelog ... | 3.2 kB 00:00 ... Dependencies Resolved =============================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =============================================================================== Reinstalling: yum-plugin-changelog noarch 1.1.26-1.fc13 fedora 17 k Transaction Summary =============================================================================== Reinstall 1 Package(s) Total download size: 17 k Installed size: 22 k Is this ok [y/N]: ... # yum list installed yum-plugin-changelog ... Paquetes instalados yum-plugin-changelog.noarch 1.1.26-1.fc13 @fedora
yum reinstall functionality.