Re: rpm file not keeping accurate records of installed rpms

[Kevin Hancock]

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Lee Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:06 AM
Subject: rpm file not keeping accurate records of installed rpms


> I recently re-installed 6.1, and now the system isn't keeping accurate
> track of installed rpms.  Yesterday I installed mod_ssl.  I just tried to
> uninstall it and received the following message:
>
> $ rpm -e mod_ssl-2.6.0_1.3.12-1.i586.rpm
> error: package mod_ssl-2.6.0_1.3.12-1.i586.rpm is not installed

try

$ rpm -e mod_ssl-2.6.0_1.3.12-1.i586

usually works for me.

Or

rpm -qa | grep mod_ssl

cut and paste the name of the package you want to uninstall and "rpm -e"
that

kevin


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