Re: removing a single rpm when there are 2

[Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob darkover org>]

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On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 03:15:11PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> seth vidal wrote:
> > Ian Brown wrote:
> > > there are two  mesa-libGLU installed here , one is i386 and one is x86_64.
> > > How do I erase the x86_64 version?
> > 
> > rpm -e mesa-libGLU.x86_64
> 
> Note that files shared between the two versions will also be removed
> leaving the i386 version only partially remaining.  It would probably
> be required to reinstall the i386 version in order to return it to
> complete status.  Probably better to remove both and then install the
> i386 version only if that is your desired ending state.

Are you sure about that ? As far as I remember, shared files between
packages would only be removed when the last owner was.

[]s

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Rodrigo Barbosa
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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