Re: Webmin RPM

[Thomas Dodd <ted cypress com>]

Michael Johnson wrote:

> An interesting problem cropped up recently...I'm used to BSD and IRIX
> systems so I think I did something I shouldn't have.
>  
Actullly it more a misunderstanding of rpm :)

> I tried sudo rpm -i webmin*
>
> and the machine told me it was already installed.  So I tried the -e
>  
Because the rpm database still says it's there :)

> version of the above command.  The machine told me it wasn't installed.
> Hmmmm...okay...I guess that did it.  I tried again to -i it and again, it

rpm -e needs the "package" name, not the "file" name.
Only -i, -U,and -F options default to a file (PACKAGE_FILE
the man page). Others need the package name (PACKAGE_NAME
in man page) by default. some allow the -p option (like -q, querry)
to work with a file instead of an installed package.

The webmin-*.rpm file installs the package named "webmin"
so the command to erase is 'rpm -e webmin'
Since it's installed, and you want to reinstall it, replacing old
files, the --replacepkgs option on the install will work.

Beware the --force option, it should seldom be used. Us the option
to fix you problem, like --replacepkgs, --replacefiles, --oldpackage,
and --nodeps options. Read the man page for others.

When to use "webmin-<ver>.<arch>.rpm" ,"webmin", or
"webmin-<ver>" takes a while to learn. I've been using rpm
for 6+ years, and still use the wrong one at times.

   -Thomas