Re: RPM has problems recognizing installed packages

[Michael Fratoni <mfratoni tuxfan homeip net>]

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On Thursday 01 May 2003 04:52 am, Carlos wrote:
> Quite frequently RPM on RH 8.0 seems to have trouble
> indentifying installed packages. I just installed a
> java_plugin and after installing a ask "rpm -qi
> packagename" and I get the message that the package is not
> installed. However, if I try to installe it again, then a
> get a message saying that it is already installed. I have
> rebuild the rpm data base and it keeps on doing the same.
>
> Could someone clarify ?

What was the name of the package you installed, and how did you run 
rpm -qi?

For example, I installed j2re-1.4.2-beta.i586.rpm. To query the installed 
package:
'rpm -q j2re' or 'rpm -q j2re-1.4.2-beta'

However, rpm -q j2re-1.4.2-beta.i586.rpm won't work.

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