On November 24, 2003 03:53 am, Cannon, Andrew wrote: > Hi All, > > Yet another problem... > > I'm using redhat-config-packages via an XThinPro connection (similar to > Exceed) to remove packages from our cluster master node (I need the disk > space). I haven't removed Gnone at all, yet it has managed to disappear > from the list of installed packages. When I try and reinstall it, it asks > for the Psyche Disk #1. Okay I thought, I'll just go and log on to the > machine and insert the cd. I now can't log on to the actual machine! Not as > root or anyone else. I don't want to reboot the machine, is there anything > I can do to get all the packages back? > > I've tried rpm from the cd, but when I do rpm -q <package name.rpm> it says > that the package is not installed, yet when I rpm -i <package name.rpm> it > says that the package is installed. Have I hosed my system, or is there a > work around available? > > Andrew > Andrew, when you query installed packages just use the base name, or if unsure, pipe to grep. for package.1386.rpm try: rpm -q package or rpm -qa|grep -i pack (the -i is "case insensitive") -- Pete Nesbitt, rhce -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
