Updating procedure

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If your current lin_tape device driver was installed from an rpm package previously, you can uninstall the driver first, then install the newer version. For example,

On SLES and RHEL:

>rpm -e lin_taped
>rpm -e lin_tape
Then, follow the installation procedure in the previous section.

On Ubuntu:

apt purge lin-taped
apt purge lin-tape

Then, follow the installation procedure in the previous section.

Note: All tape devices that use the lin_tape device driver must be closed and cannot be in use when lin_tape is uninstalled.