Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:56:55PM -0800, Taylor, ForrestX wrote: > > mike gelfer wrote: > > > Dear Red hat Gurus: > > > > > > I run red-hat linux 7.1. > > > Recently > > > I downloaded a new version > > > of netscape navigator and > > > installed it to /home/local > > > directory as /usr/local is > > > full (I have a symbolic link > > > between /usr/local and > > > /home/usr/local). However > > > when I installed a new > > > netscape the old one was not > > > removed. I tried to remove old > > > > > > netscape by using rpm -e > > > netscape command but all I > > > got is that package netscape > > > is not installed. > > > What should I do? > > > Sinceely MG > > > > Did you install using the .tar.gz files, or the rpm files? Try: > > > > rpm -e netscape-communicator netscape-common netscape-navigator > > > > Forrest > > , with rpm -e you need the name you get when you run: rpm -qa |grep netscape > like: netscape-navigator-4.79-1 > -- > ------------------------------------------- > Aaron Konstam > Computer Science > Trinity University > 715 Stadium Dr. > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 > > telephone: (210)-999-7484 > email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
Dear Aaron: Even if rpm -qa|grep netscape yields netscape-common-4.77-1 and netscape-communicator-4.77-1 attempts to upgrade them with rpm -u fail, they give message no such file. Should I try rpm -U while logged as su? Sincerely MG _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
