Re: Can't yum erase/install an app

[Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 07:39:49 -0500:
>
>   
>> I then do a 'yum install hipl-firewall' and get that it is installed and 
>> there is nothing to do....
>>     
>
> then a rpm -q would show that, does it? If so: rpm -e. If it's only left in 
> the rpm database you can remove it from the database only (don't know the 
> parameter off my head).

Thanks Kai,

I first needed something with that rpm -q, and rpm -qa|grep hipl did the 
trick.

Then I needed some options with the rpm -e and --noscript --nopostun 
were both needed to get past the errors.  After that the yum install ran.

Back in business.


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