Installation Problems

[Markku Kolkka]

Max Reeves kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika perjantai, 17. 
joulukuuta 2004 15:09):
> And how can I solve the following?
>
> [root at mobile2 Downloads]# rpm -e
> passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf.x86_64.rpm
> error: package passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf.x86_64.rpm is
> not installed
> [root at mobile2 Downloads]# rpm -U
> passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf.x86_64.rpm warning:
> passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf.x86_64.rpm: V3 DSA signature:
> NOKEY, key ID 6b8d79e6
>         package passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf is already
> installed [root at mobile2 Downloads]# rpm -q
> passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf.x86_64.rpm
> package passwordmanager-1.0.2-1.1.fc3.rf.x86_64.rpm is not
> installed
>
> I cannot install and I cannot remove, but it seems to be
> installed and then it seems not to be installed, well I am
> confused about that one ...

"rpm -U" takes a _file_ name as the parameter, the commands 
dealing with already installed packages (rpm -e and rpm -q) take 
the _package_ name (and optionally the version). Usually the 
package name is same as the first part of the file name, in your 
case "passwordmanager". Try:
rpm  -ql passwordmanager
to list all files installed from the package.