"Dennis K. Grow" wrote:
>
> When uninstalling using "rpm -e", leave off the extension ".rpm" of the
> rpm file.
I knew that and I did!!
Actually I tried what the documentation says -- just the executable's
name -- e.g. rpm -e joe
But I ALSO tried rpm -e joe.2.8-08.src and every variation possible.
No form of joe appears in the database nor tree either -- the other one
I installed this way.
Maybe cuz they're .src.rpm files ----- But how to I install these so
that I can get full funcationality out of them -- i.e. uninstalling,
querying, verifying, etc. ?
> Dennis
>
> JF wrote:
>
> > I've successfully installed two rpm packages. ("successful" meaning they
> > seem to run fine as documented) Now, when I try to uninstall with rpm
> > -e <appname> they tell me they're not installed. Also query tells me
> > they're not installed! But they are indeed.
> >
> > I'm leaving off the version numbers when using -e and have tried every
> > possible variation of the filename/appname and no joy.
> >
> > Anyone have a clue as to why rpm can successfully install a package with
> > rpm -ivh <app.ver-x-x.src.rpm> etc.... and then not know of its
> > existence, update it in the database or be able to uninstall it?
> >
> > --
> > thanks,
> > Jamie Faunt
> > RH 5.2 kernel 2.0.36-0.7
