-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 jim tate wrote: > What command could I use to show me duplicate packages of RPM's , > with different version numbers. > Yum isn't taking out older versions of some packages when updating, > and it causes problem when updating > . > Jim > Hi Jim. A look through the archives gave me this: There is a tool available to solve duplicate package problems: see https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/yum/2006-December/009451.html as well as this: rpm -qa --qf '%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n' | sort which will sort all your packages with the ones with the most packages at the bottom when you get the list you may be tempted to erase the older package, but you had best use the --justdb option as deleting an old rpm will very likely want to erase dependencies as well as the files it has in common with the newer package. just be sure to 'rpm -e --justdb package-1<older.pkg.version> Scott -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF9wzM5mBKdb7VQEcRAts5AJ4iBMC7SZnwKNjuyv5ciNICINW+YgCeOSrj nUWsRPzXIpMdk906c920L3I= =i7Oo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
