Strange RPM

[Markku Kolkka]

Maciek R. kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika torstai, 23. 
joulukuuta 2004 15:26):
> I experienced s.th. strange with rpm. Just entered 'rpm -ivh
> <package name>' in order to install new Broadcom drivers for
> my ethernet card.> After that I wanted to remove them by 'rpm 
> -e <package name>'. Wanted to install them again 'rpm -ivh
> <package name>' and now it tells me 'package already
> installed'.

"packge name" is not the same as "package file name". rpm -i 
takes a filename as its argument, rpm -e and rpm -q need a 
package name. Looks like you are confusing the filename with the 
actual package name.