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kurt@darmstadtium:~$ yum info yum-plugin-replace
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, replace
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Installed Packages
Name       : yum-plugin-replace
Arch       : noarch
Version    : 0.2
Release    : 1.el5
Size       : 35 k
Repo       : installed
Summary    : Package Replacement Plugin for Yum
URL        : http://github.com/derks/yum-plugin-replace
License    : GPL
Description: This plugin enables the ability to replace an installed package, with another
           : package that provides the same thing.  It was developed specifically for the
           : IUS Community Project whose packages have alternative names as to not
           : automatically upgrade stock packages.  They also do not Obsolete the packages
           : they provide, therefore making upgrading a little bit more tedious.  For
           : example upgrading 'mysql' to 'mysql50' or 'mysql51' requires first
           : uninstalling 'mysql' and then installing the alternate package name.