Re: How to erase updates?

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On 8/7/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ashley Pritchard wrote:
> > you use the command "rpm -e {the package you want to uninstall}" this
> > will uninstall any pakage you want to uninstall. you can also use the
> > add & remove utility as well to remove the programs that you do not want.
> >
> > On 8/7/07, *Karl Larsen* <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:k5di@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >            I have a list from yum.log of the rpm files I want to remove so
> >     printing will work again. I tried yum remove but it wants to remove all
> >     of the thing not just the update.
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> > Diolch yn fawr, Ashley
> >
>
>        I get this when I use your method. It doesn't work!
>
> Aug 06 13:54:19 Updated: udev.i386 113-8.fc7
> Aug 06 13:55:13 Updated: pidgin.i386 2.1.0-1.fc7
> Aug 06 13:55:14 Updated: strace.i386 4.5.16-1.fc7
> Aug 06 13:55:21 Updated: openssl-devel.i386 0.9.8b-14.fc7
> [root@k5di log]# rpm -e udev.i386 113-8.fc7
> error: package 113-8.fc7 is not installed
> [root@k5di log]# rpm -qi udev.i386 113-8.fc7
> Name        : udev                         Relocations: (not relocatable)
> Version     : 113                               Vendor: Fedora Project
> Release     : 8.fc7                         Build Date: Mon 30 Jul 2007
> 10:37:09 AM MDT
> Install Date: Mon 06 Aug 2007 01:54:18 PM MDT      Build Host:
> xenbuilder2.fedora.redhat.com
> Group       : System Environment/Base       Source RPM:
> udev-113-8.fc7.src.rpm
> Size        : 769219                           License: GPL
> Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Mon 06 Aug 2007 09:49:29 AM MDT, Key ID
> b44269d04f2a6fd2
> Packager    : Fedora Project
> URL         : http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/
> Summary     : A userspace implementation of devfs
> Description :
> The udev package contains an implementation of devfs in
> userspace using sysfs and netlink.
> package 113-8.fc7 is not installed
> [root@k5di log]#
>
>
> --
>
>        Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>        Linux User
>        #450462   http://counter.li.org.

As I understand it you don't want to remove a package you want to
downgrade a package. The easiest method for me is to run the GUI for
smart. If the older package is still available on the repositories you
select that package and smart takes care of the dependencies.

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