On Wed, 4 May 2005 12:15:42 -0400 in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Blonder
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I compiled Clamav .83 from the .gz download. When I found that .84 was
> available in RPM from SuSE (my OS is SuSE 9.1) I downloaded the RPM
> and  attempted to install same after shutting down clamd and
> freshclamd, etc. and  removing all of what I could find of the .83
> files. The RPM seemed to load  OK, with the exception that
> /etc/init.d/freshclam.conf from .83 was  retained. I compared the .83
> freshclam.conf to the .84 and renamed files as  required. I was not,
> however, all set, as running freshclam again resulted  in a message
> that .83 was still running. I attempted to remove all of .84  and
> ensure that all of .83 was removed. Now I am no longer able to install
> the RPM. When I try to install or to update the RPM I get a message
> that the  RPM is already installed. When I try to remove the
> application, I receive a  message that it is NOT installed. Any one
> know what log, etc the RPM install  or upgrade application would check
> to see if the stuff is already installed?  Alternatively, where can I
> get a complete list of all the files the  application would install?

It sounds like things went very badly. I would suggest the following:

Go to the directory you originally built 0.83 in and after backing up
the /etc/<service>.conf files for clamd and freshclam then do a make
uninstall, this should remove all of the old 0.83 files.

Do an rpm -qa | grep clamav and see what the rpm database thinks is
still installed. If it thinks the rpm is still there, then:

rpm -e clamav clamav-devel

should remove it. Follow that with a re-install using:

rpm -ivh clamav-0.84-<whatever SuSE calls it> clamav-devel-0.84-<SuSE>

to reinstall it.

Look in /etc and see whether there are .rpmnew and .rpmsave files for
the .conf files, then edit and adjust them as needed and restart clamd
and freshclam.

-- 

Brian Morrison

bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk

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