Re: Multiple rpm entries

[ABrady <xunil kc rr com>]

On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:58:54 -0800 (PST)
"Todd A. Jacobs" <nospam codegnome org> wrote:

> I have two copies of the same package listed in the rpm database.
> Here's the output of "rpm -q kernel":
> 
>     kernel-2.4.18-5
>     kernel-2.4.18-5
>     kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x
>     kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x
> 
> I get an error when trying to remove kernel-2.4.18-5, complaining
> about multiple packages. How can I remove the 2.4.18-5 kernel when the
> database is in this state?

man rpm:

‐‐allmatches Remove all versions of the package which match         
             PACKAGE_NAME. Normally an error is issued if PACKAGE_NAME 
             matches multiple packages.

So, use:

rpm -e kernel-2.4.18-5 --allmatches

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