Actually, to query, i usually use
rpm -qa | grep <partofpackagename>
that way i can see what they have, as sometimes the name is a little wacky
by my standards.
-Lkb
On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Erik Curiel wrote:
>
>
> I've always had problems using rpm, with the query and uninstall options
> telling me that packages that I knew to be installed were not installed.
> I believe I have figured out the solution to this problem and so am
> passing it on, in case others have had the same difficulty.
>
> The trick is to use only the base package name when doing anything besides
> installing, where the normal file name is of the form
>
> [must-have-gizmo-0.3.3alpha].[arch].rpm
>
> Here "[must-have-gizmo-0.3.3alpha]" is the base package name and "[arch]"
> is some architecture specification such as "i586".
>
> Although in installing, you would run the command
>
> rpm -i [must-have-gizmo-0.3.3].[arch].rpm
>
> In querying or uninstalling an already installed rpm, you would run the
> command
>
> rpm -q -i [must-have-gizmo-0.3.3]
> or
> rpm -e [must-have-gizmo-0.3.3]
>
> So simple, and yet it has bedevilled me for years.
>
> E
>
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