On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 14:23, ElayaRaja S wrote: > Hi, > I am using Redhat Linux 9, I need to uninstall postfesql 7.3.2 and > i have to install postgresql 7.4.5. Plz let me know how to uninstall > completely - postgesql 7.3.2 > > I am getting as [root@set root]# rpm -e postgresql > error: package postgresql is not installed > > if i try to check the version it was displaying > [root@set root]# postgres --version > postgres (PostgreSQL) 7.3.2 Try this first: rpm -qa|grep -i postgresql and see what the output is. Then you can try this: rpm -e `rpm -qa|grep -i postgresql` and see if that can uninstall it. Make sure and run pg_dumpall to get a complete backup of your database first. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend