Re: rpm -e packagename

[Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero redhat de>]

On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Alston, Tony wrote:

> While trying to remove a rpm package, I get the following error:
> 
> 	[root@host dir] rpm -e MySQL-client-3.22.32-1
> 	error: "MySQL-client-3.22.32-1" specifies multiple packages
> 
> Sure enough, there are two of these installed - how'd that happen?

By using rpm -i --force on the package a couple of times.

>  How can I remove one without hosing the other?

Not really, because they'll also own the same files. Manually editing the 
rpm database might be an option.

>  How can I remove BOTH and reinstall?
> Is there a way to force the removal of the package?

rpm -e --allmatches MySQL-client-3.22.32-1

LLaP
bero

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